NetWare Directory Services

C-9
Referencing and Using Leaf Objects
Miscellaneous Leaf Objects
Miscellaneous Leaf Objects
This section lists the remaining available leaf objects, explains what each is
used for, and indicates when to use each.
Table C-5 Miscellaneous Leaf Object Name, Function, and Usage
Leaf Object Function Usage Situation
Alias Points to another object in the
Directory tree and makes it appear
as if that object actually exists in
the Directory tree where the Alias
object is.
Although an object appears both
where it was actually created and
where an Alias referring to it was
created, only one copy of the
object really exists.
If you delete or rename an Alias,
the Alias itself (not the object it is
pointing to) is deleted or renamed.
You want to allow access to an object
that is in another context.
For example, you can use an Alias to
represent a resource, such as a
special printer, that most users in the
tree need to access.
Bindery Object Represents an object placed in the
Directory tree by an upgrade or
migration utility.
It is used by NDS only to provide
backward compatibility with
bindery-based utilities.
Bindery Queue Represents a queue placed in the
Directory tree by an upgrade or
migration utility.
It is used by NDS only to provide
backward compatibility with
bindery-based utilities.
Unknown Represents an NDS object that has
been invalidated and cannot be
identified as belonging to any of
the other object classes.
Directory Services utilities rename
objects that they do not recognize.
Delete or re-create the correct object
for the resource.