USER AND SERVER CONFIGURATION


Creating a policy document
When you create a policy, you use a Policy document to specify which policy settings documents to include. You can create policy settings documents before you create the policy document, or you can create them while you create the Policy document.

If you are creating an exception policy, include only the policy settings documents that have settings whose values you do not want to enforce. For each setting you do not want to enforce, change the value as required. Exceptions are made at the policy setting level. When the effective policy settings are resolved, any settings you specify in the exception policy apply.

If you are creating a dynamic policy (a type of explicit policy), you can use the Policy Assignment tab to assign the policy to users and groups while you are creating the policy.

Policy document names

The names of Policy documents must be in one of the formats below. However, when you create a Policy document, you do not have to include the asterisk (*) or slash (/) when you enter a policy name. Domino adds them for you depending on the type of policy you specify.


To create a policy document

1. Make sure that you have Editor access to the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Directory and one of these roles:

2. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab, and then open the Policies view.

3. Click Add Policy.

4. Under Basics, complete these fields:
FieldAction
Policy nameEnter one:
  • A unique name, for an explicit policy.
  • The name of the organization or organizational unit, such as Acme or Sales/Acme
Note To create a policy for all hosted organizations in the Domino Directory, do not enter a policy name. By default Domino will enter the asterisk for you.
Policy typeChoose one:
  • Explicit -- to create a policy to assign to specific users and groups.
  • Organizational -- to create a policy that is automatically assigned to all users in the part of the organization specified in the Policy name field.
DescriptionEnter a description of the policy.
CategorySpecify a category, for example, the name of a geographical location to further define how or where the policy is to be assigned.
5. (Optional) Click Create Child to create a child policy document that includes the name of the parent policy. You can save the child policy document and return to it at a later time. When you close this document you return to the parent policy document.

6. If you are creating a dynamic policy, click the Policy Assignment tab and then assign the policy to the appropriate users and groups. If you are not creating a dynamic policy, skip this step and proceed to step 7.

7. To specify the policy settings documents to include in this policy, for each type of settings do one:


8. (Optional) To create an exception policy, click the Administration tab and enable “Exception Policy."
9. Save the document.

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