NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Object
In NetWare Directory Services, a structure that stores information about a
network resource (a user, group, printer, volume, etc.).
An 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 and a Printer object represents a printer.
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 that an object is a structure where information about the entity is
stored—it isn’t the actual entity.
For example, a Printer object stores information about a printer and helps
manage how the printer is used, but it isn’t the printer itself.
Objects and the Directory tree
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 other objects.
The following figure shows how container objects and leaf objects make up
the Directory tree.