NetWare Directory Services

4-7

Understanding Bindery Services

Setting a Bindery Context

A bindery context is a container object that is speciﬁed on each server. You

can use either the SAM utility or the nwcm command line utility to create

bindery contexts. Only leaf objects in the container that is set as a bindery

context are available for bindery services.

Also, any users that will log in via bindery services must have a User object

in the container that is speciﬁed as the bindery context. However, rather than

duplicate User objects in the database, you can place an Alias object in the

container that is speciﬁed as a bindery context for User objects that aren’t

ordinarily in that container.

In a Single-Level Directory Tree

If the Directory tree contains only one container level (that is, if the

Directory structure is ﬂat), there is only one possible bindery context. For

example, the following ﬁgure shows a Directory tree with only one level.

Figure 4-2 Bindery Context in a Flat Directory Tree

In effect, this structure is like a bindery and is not fully utilizing NDS.

Because there is only one container object, you can set the bindery context

on each server to O=ACME. You can do this using either of these methods:

• At the HP-UX prompt, type: SAM.

Double click Networking and Communications at the SAM main window.

Double click NetWare at the Networking and Communications window.

Double click NetWare Directory Services at the NetWare window.

(CN)=SSNOW (CN)=ACME_SRV1 (CN)=JRICHARD (CN)=ACME_SRV2

ACMECORP

(C)=US

(O)=ACME