Users Guide

name
The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file or in a CIM Management Object File
(MOF).
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NDS
Abbreviation for Novell Directory Service.
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NIC
Acronym for network interface card.
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noninterlaced
A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen.
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ns
Abbreviationfornanosecond(s),onebillionthofasecond.
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NTFS
Abbreviation for the Microsoft Windows NT®File System option in the Windows NT operating system. NTFS is an advanced file system designed for use
specifically within the Windows NT operating system. It supports file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and long file names. It also supports
object-oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined attributes. See also FAT and FAT32.
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NTLM
AbbreviationforWindowsNTLANManager.NTLMisthesecurityprotocolfortheWindowsNToperatingsystem.
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OID
Abbreviation for object identifier. An implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object.
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online access service
A service that typically provides access to the Internet, e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and file libraries.
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PAM
AcronymforPluggableAuthenticationModules.PAMallowssystemadministratorstosetanauthenticationpolicywithouthavingtorecompileauthentication
programs.
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parallel port
An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your system. You can usually identify a parallel port on your system by its 25-hole connector.
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parameter
A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument.
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partition
You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives. After
partitioning the hard drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.
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