Specifications

182 Glossary
owner The person who created a file or folder and who therefore has the ability to
assign access privileges for other users. The owner of an item automatically has read/
write privileges for that item. An owner can also transfer ownership of an item to
another user.
parent A computer whose shared directory domain provides configuration
information to another computer.
primary group A user’s default group. The file system uses the ID of the primary group
when a user accesses a file he or she doesn’t own.
primary group ID A unique number that identifies a primary group.
protocol A set of rules that determines how data is sent back and forth between two
applications.
Rendezvous A protocol developed by Apple for automatic discovery of computers,
devices, and services on IP networks. This proposed Internet standard protocol is
sometimes referred to as “ZeroConf” or “multicast DNS.” For more information, visit
www.apple.com or www.zeroconf.org.
schema The collection of attributes and record types or classes that provide a
blueprint for the information in a directory domain.
search path See search policy.
search policy A list of directory domains searched by a Mac OS X computer when it
needs configuration information; also the order in which domains are searched.
Sometimes called a search path.
share point A folder, hard disk (or hard disk partition), or CD that is accessible over the
network. A share point is the point of access at the top level of a group of shared items.
Share points can be shared using AFP, Windows SMB, NFS (an “export”), or FTP protocols.
short name An abbreviated name for a user. The short name is used by Mac OS X for
home directories, authentication, and email addresses.
single signon An authentication strategy that relieves users from entering a name and
password separately for every network service. Mac OS X Server uses Kerberos to
enable single signon.
SLP (Service Location Protocol) DA (Directory Agent) A protocol that registers
services available on a network and gives users easy access to them. When a service is
added to the network, the service uses SLP to register itself on the network. SLP/DA
uses a centralized repository for registered network services.
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