NetWare Directory Services

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Glossary
leaf object An object that doesn’t
contain any other objects. Leaf objects
are located at the end of a branch in the
Directory tree.
local area network (LAN) A network
located within a small area or common
environment, such as in a building or a
building complex.
See also “wide area network (WAN)”.
login script A list of commands that are
executed when a user logs in to the
network. These commands establish a
user’s network environment.
Three different login scripts can be
executed when a user logs in: one from
the user’s immediate container object,
one from a Profile object (if specified for
the user), and one from the User object
itself.
master replica A writable replica that
contains all object information for the
partition. All partition operations (create,
join, delete, and repair) occur from the
master replica of a given partition.
Only one master replica can be defined
for each partition.
name type Distinguishes the type of
object name of an object (such as O, OU,
or CN).
NDS See “NetWare Directory Services
(NDS).”
NETADMIN A text utility that allows
you to create objects and assign rights
and properties.
NetWare Administrator A graphical
utility that provides much of the same
functionality as the text menu and
command line utilities. With NetWare
Administrator, you can perform most of
the tasks in one utility.
NetWare Directory Services (NDS)
An object-oriented implementation of
directory services that allows you to
build sophisticated naming schemes and
databases across network-wide
resources.
See also “directory services”.
NetWare Services server A computer
running the NetWare 4.1/9000 Services
operating system software.
network A group of computers that can
communicate with each other, share
peripherals (such as hard disks and
printers), and access remote hosts or
other networks.
nwcm A utility that enables you to view
and configure NDS parameters, to
monitor the internal time on a server, and
to ensure that the time reported by all
servers across the network is consistent.
object Logical representations of
network resources including users,
groups, printers, volumes, computers,
etc., that make up the Directory tree.
Some objects represent physical entities
while others represent logical entities
such as groups and print queues.