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consumer
Server containing replicated directory trees or subtrees from a supplier server.
consumer server
In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied from a different server is
called a consumer for that replica.
CoS
A method for sharing attributes between entries in a way that is invisible to applications.
CoS definition entry
Identifies the type of CoS you are using. It is stored as an LDAP subentry below the branch it
affects.
CoS template entry
Contains a list of the shared attribute values.
See Also template entry.
D
daemon
A background process on a Unix machine that is responsible for a particular system task.
Daemon processes do not need human intervention to continue functioning.
DAP
Directory Access Protocol. T he ISO X.500 standard protocol that provides client access to the
directory.
dat a master
The server that is the master source of a particular piece of data.
dat abase link
An implementation of chaining. The database link behaves like a database but has no
persistent storage. Instead, it points to data stored remotely.
default index
One of a set of default indexes created per database instance. Default indexes can be modified,
although care should be taken before removing them, as certain plug-ins may depend on them.
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