NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Compatibility with previous versions of NetWare is provided through
bindery services.
NetWare Directory Services helps you manage Directory resources such as
NetWare servers and volumes, but it does not provide control over the file
system (files and file directories). Graphical and text utilities are available to
help you control the file system.
Accessing NetWare Directory Services
Instead of logging in or attaching to individual servers, NetWare Directory
Services users log in to the network.
When a user accesses resources on the network, background authentication
processes verify that the user has rights to use those resources.
Authentication allows a user (who has logged in) to access any server,
volume, printer, etc., that the user has rights to. User trustee rights restrict
the user’s access within the network.
See also: “Authentication”; “Login scripts.”
Objects
A NetWare Directory Services object consists of categories of information,
called properties, and the data in those properties. The information is stored
in the NetWare Directory database.
Some objects represent physical entities. For example, a User object
represents a user, a Printer object represents a printer, etc.
Some objects represent logical entities, such as groups and print queues.
Other objects, such as the Organizational Unit object, help you organize and
manage objects.
Remember: an NDS object is a structure where information is stored. It isn’t
the entity it represents.
For example, a Printer object stores information about a single specific
printer and helps manage how the printer is used, but it isn’t the physical
device itself.
See also: “Object.”