Supervising the Network

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Setting Up and Managing NetWare Directory Services Objects
Creating Leaf Objects
Naming Restrictions for NetWare Server Objects
The first NetWare Server object for a NetWare 4.1 server must be created
with Directory Services Install. The object is given the same name as the
physical server. Rules for naming physical servers appear in Help of
Directory Services Install.
If you create a NetWare Server object for a non-NetWare 4.1 server, you
must use the physical server name as well, because NetWare Directory
Services must search for the server on the network to verify its existence.
For example, if you create a Server object for a NetWare 3™ server whose
physical name on the network is SURFBOY, you must name the Server
object SURFBOY.
Because of these restrictions, you can never rename a NetWare Server
object, even if you have the Supervisor object right to it. For more
information on NetWare Server objects, see “Object” in Concepts.
Creating Searchable Leaf Objects
When you create an object, you enter various types of information about that
object into its properties. An object’s properties can include a telephone
number, a description, an address, etc.
Many object properties are optional; you are not required to enter
information about such properties to create the object. However, information
in objects’ properties can help you track and manage those objects.
After you have created objects, you can use NetWare Administrator,
NETADMIN, or NLIST to search for and list these objects. You can also
search for the values contained in the objects’ properties.
If you enter data into the properties in a consistent format, it is easier to
search the Directory database for different types of information when you
need them.
For example, you may want to search for all User objects at a certain
location, such as building M1. You cannot easily list all objects located in
building M1 if you have entered “Bldg. M1,” “BLDG M1,” and “M1” as
values in the Location property of multiple User objects.