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Starting Policy Editor

To start Policy Editor, at the UNIX prompt (#), type:

cd /opt/UMC/pom/bin
./pomgui 

To open a policy repository:

  1. Click File, select Open, and click Directory Server.

The Open Directory Server dialog box appears.

  1. Fill in the fields. See Table 16.
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    Table 16: Open Directory Server (LDAP Connection) Fields  
    Field
    Description
    Notes

    LDAP Host

    IP address or hostname of the directory

    You can connect to only one directory at a time.

    Port

    Port number for the directory host connection

    Default—389 Range—1-65535 Type—Integer

    Base DN

    Distinguished name of the base policy information in the directory

    Default—o=umc

    If the base DN does not exist, you are prompted to create it. To create a base DN, the parent object must exist.

    Policies RDN

    Relative distinguished name of the policies information in the directory

    This name is relative to the base DN.

    Parameters RDN

    Relative distinguished name of the base global parameters information in the directory

    Default—o=Parameters

    This name is relative to the base DN.

    Bind DN

    Distinguished name used for binding to the directory

    Default—cn=pom, ou=components, o=operators, o=umc

    Password

    Password associated with the bind DN

    Default—pom

You can also filter the information (click Filter in the Open Directory Server dialog box). This filter function is the same as that of the filter function available through the Tools menu. (See Filtering Searches.)

You can also select Secure Connection if the directory host you connect to supports Transport Layer Security (TLS). Selecting Secure Connection forces encryption of the directory connection.

  1. Click OK.

The system connects you to the policy repository and displays the Policy Editor window.


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