How do I properly set the networking "Workgroup" in OS 10.5

Ealier versions of OS X used to have what I believe was known as a - "Directory Access Utility" that enabled you to see, change, or assign a "Workgroup" name to a Mac on a local network. Where is this in Leopard ? I wish to provide a pre-existing Workgroup name already used by our other Macs and a Windows computer on our household LAN to the first of our Macs to get 10.5, but I can find nowhere to change the default workgroup name or even see it because Apple appears to have changed which utilities do what under this latest OS update.
Would something called "Workgroup Manager help ? Is this an Apple Utility I should download ?
- SGD: Baffled
Intel Imac 2.1 GHz - 20"; PPC Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.5) 2 Gb RAM

Ok, the workgroup settings are in System Preferences under network.
In order to change your workgroup, you need to create a new network profile as follows, because there is a bug which prevents you changing it in the Automatic profile:
Click on the Location menu at the top, and click Edit Locations. Click the plus sign and call it what you want.
Then, click Done.
Then click on the network that you are using, such as Ethernet, Airport etc, and click advanced.
Go to the WINS tab and type in your desired workgroup name.
Then click OK, and back on the main network preference screen, click apply.
Hope that is helpful.

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