NetWare Directory Services

Glossary
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It is important to note that an object is a
structure where information is stored. It
is not the entity that it represents.
See also “property”.
object classes A defined list of objects
such as servers, users, and print queues
used by NDS.
object rights Rights that control access
to an object as an entity are called object
rights. Object rights control what
trustees of an object can do with that
object. Object rights do not allow the
trustee to access information stored in
that object’s properties unless the trustee
has the Supervisor object right, which
includes the Supervisor property right.
Organization object (O) A container
object that helps organize other objects
in the Directory tree.
Organizational Role object A leaf
object that defines a position or role
within an organization. It is used to
specify a position that can be filled by
different people, such as a Team Leader
or Vice President.
Organizational Unit object (OU) A
container object, a level below the
Organization object, that helps to further
organize other objects in the Directory
tree.
parent partition A partition that is
organizationally above another partition
in the Directory tree.
partial name See “Relative
Distinguished Name (RDN).”
partition A logical division of the
NetWare Directory Services database. A
partition forms a distinct unit of data in
the Directory tree that is used to store
and replicate Directory information.
Each partition consists of a container
object, all objects contained in it, and
data about those objects. Partitions do
not include any information about the
file system or the directories and files
contained there.
PARTMGR The text workstation
utility that can create, modify, and delete
partitions and replicas.
Primary time server A time source
server that synchronizes the time with at
least one other Primary or Reference
time server and provides the time to
Secondary time servers and to clients.
See also “time synchronization”.
Print Queue object A leaf object that
represents the print queue and contains
its properties.
Print Server object A leaf object that
represents a network print server.
Printer object A leaf object that
represents a physical printing device on
the network.
Profile object A leaf object that
represents a login script that is used by a
special group of users who need to share
common login script commands.