NetWare Directory Services

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Glossary
child partition A partition that has a
Directory tree boundary immediately
below another partition.
common name (CN) The name of a
leaf object, as displayed in the Directory
tree.
Compare property right (C) Allows
a trustee to compare the value of a
property with another value to see if they
are equal. With the Compare right, an
operation can return True or False, but
you cannot see the value of the property.
complete name See “Distinguished
Name.”
Computer object An object that
represents a computer on the network.
container object An object that holds,
or contains, other objects. Container
objects are used to logically organize all
other objects in the Directory tree. The
three types of container objects are
Country, Organization, and
Organizational Unit.
context The location of an object in the
Directory tree.
Country object (C) An object that
designates a country where your network
resides and organizes other objects
within the country.
Create object right (C) Grants the
right to create a new object below the
designated object in the Directory tree.
This right is available only for container
objects.
current context Your current location
in the Directory tree.
CX A text workstation utility that
allows you to view or change your
current context in the Directory tree.
Delete object right (D) Grants the right
to delete the object from the Directory
tree. To delete a container object, all
subordinate objects must first be deleted.
Directory database A database that
maintains, stores, and manages
Directory objects that consist of
categories of information, known as
properties, and the data included in those
properties.
Directory schema The rules that define
how the Directory tree is constructed.
The schema define specific types of
information that dictate the way
information is stored in the Directory
database.
directory services Databases of
information with powerful facilities for
storing, accessing, managing, and using
diverse kinds of information about users
and resources in computing
environments.
See also “NetWare Directory Services
(NDS)”.
Directory tree A hierarchical structure
of objects in the NetWare Directory
Services database. The Directory tree
includes container objects that are used
to organize the network and leaf objects
that represent resources.