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Figure 1-35 Objects in a Directory tree
Container objects. Container objects hold, or contain, other objects.
Container objects are used as a way to logically organize all other objects in
the Directory tree.
Container objects are like directories in a file system in that they group
related information together. A container object is called a parent object if it
has objects in it.
Types of container objects. There are three types of container objects,
described in the following table.
Table 1-9 Types of container objects
Container object Abbreviation Description
Country C
Designates the countries where your network resides and
organizes other Directory objects with the country.
For example, you could use a Country object for the country
where your organization headquarters reside or, if you have a
multinational network, for each country that is a part of your
network.
To use a Country object, create it at installation. The Country
object is not part of the default NetWare server installation.
Using a Country object isn’t required for interoperability with
other X.500-compliant directory services.
Container objectContainer object
Leaf objects
[Root] object
Container objectContainer object Container object
Leaf objects
Leaf objects Leaf objects