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Directory tree
NetWare Directory Services operates in a logical organization called the
Directory tree. It is called a Directory tree because objects are stored in a
hierarchical tree structure, starting with the root object and branching out.
Two types of objects make up the Directory tree: container objects and leaf
objects.
A branch of the Directory tree consists of a container object and all the
objects it holds, which can include other container objects.
Leaf objects are at the ends of branches and don’t contain any other objects.
The following figure shows how container objects and leaf objects make up
the Directory tree.
Figure 1-28 Objects in a Directory tree
In a Directory tree, you can place container objects and leaf objects in
different configurations, according to what best fits your company’s needs.
The following figure shows some possible configurations for a Directory
tree. (Country, Organization, and Organizational Unit are the three types of
container objects.)
Container objectContainer object
Leaf objects
[Root] object
Container objectContainer object Container object
Leaf objects
Leaf objects Leaf objects