NetWare Directory Services

Glossary
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and they can be stored on any server in
the network.
There are three types of replicas: master,
read/write, and read-only.
replica list The collection of replica
properties of a partition.
replica ring See “replica list.”
root directory The highest directory
level in the NetWare file system
hierarchical directory structure. With
NetWare, the root directory is at the
volume level and all other directories are
subdirectories of the volume.
[Root] object An object in the
Directory tree whose purpose is to
provide a highest point to access
different Country and Organization
objects, and to allow trustee assignments
granting rights to the entire Directory
tree.
root partition The first partition that is
created (at the top of the tree) which
includes the [Root] object.
SAP See “Service Advertising Protocol
(SAP).”
schema See “Directory schema.”
Secondary time server A time server
that obtains the time from a Single
Reference, Primary, or Reference time
server and provides the time to clients.
See also “time synchronization”.
Server object A leaf object that
represents a server. Information about its
location can be stored in its properties.
Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
A protocol that provides a way for
services to advertise on a NetWare
internetwork.
Single Reference time server A time
source server that provides time to
Secondary time servers and to clients. It
is the sole source of time on the network.
See also “time synchronization”.
subordinate reference replica A type
of replica that is automatically placed on
a server if the parent Directory partition
has a master, read/write, or read-only
replica and the child Directory partition
does not. Subordinate replicas cannot be
modified.
subtree A branch of a Directory tree
partition.
Supervisor object right (S) Grants all
access privileges to an object. A trustee
who has the Supervisor right
automatically has access to all properties
of an object.
The Supervisor right can be blocked by
the Inherited Rights Filter, both for
objects below the object where
Supervisor is assigned and for individual
properties of an object.
Supervisor property right (S) Grants
all access privileges. A trustee who has
the Supervisor right automatically has all