NetWare Directory Services

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Understanding NetWare Directory Services
The Hierarchical Directory Tree
Object Properties
Each type of object (such as a User object, Organization object, or Profile
object) has certain properties that hold information about that object. For
example, a User object’s properties include a login name, E-mail address,
password restrictions, group memberships, etc. A Profile object’s properties
include profile name, login script, and volume.
Some objects require values for specific properties before setup of that
object is complete. Other properties are optional and can be added later as
the need arises.
The following figure shows the relationship between object, property, and
value.
In many cases, you can enter more than one value for a property. For
example, you could enter a home, mobile, and work telephone number for a
User object.
NetWare utilities allow you to search for objects that have specific property
values. For example, you could search for all users who have a certain area
code in their telephone number. The utility returns a list of all the objects
with that area code in their telephone number property.
You can also request information on a specific object. The utility searches
only for that object, and you receive information on that object’s properties,
provided you have the appropriate access rights.
To make searching for an object property easier, you can enter information
for the optional properties when you create objects. This information can
help you track and manage those objects.
Also, if you create objects or assign property values using a consistent
format, you can use the NetWare Administrator, NETADMIN, or NLIST
utilities to search for objects or property values.
Login name
Email address
Telephone number
Esayers
Esayers@ACME
555-1234
551-4321
User
Property Value
Object