Specifications

28 Chapter 2 Open Directory Search Policies

Local Directory Search Policy

The simplest search policy consists only of a computer’s local directory. In this case,

Open Directory looks for user information and other administrative data only in the

local directory domain of each computer. If a server on the network hosts a shared

directory, Open Directory does not look there for user information or administrative

data because the shared directory is not part of the computer’s search policy.

Two-Level Search Policies

If one of the servers on the network hosts a shared directory, all the computers on the

network can include the shared directory in their search policies. In this case, Open

Directory looks for user information and other administrative data first in the local

directory. If Open Directory doesn’t find the information it needs in the local directory,

it looks in the shared directory.

Here’s a scenario in which a two-level search policy might be used:

Local directory domain

Search Policy

Local directory domain

Shared directory domain

Search Policy

English class computer

Math class computer Science class computer

Local directory domain

Shared directory domain

Search Policy

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