Advanced Server Overview and Installation

Glossary
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Netlogon security
Netlogon security includes the following measures: The verification of the
identity of users at logon to the local network
as well as the standardization of
the user account database
for a domain in a single user account database, copies
of which are stored on all
servers in the domain. With Trust Relationship, you can
also access shared resources in other domains. See also
Netlogon.
netrun
Netrun enables the execution of a UNIX program on the server from an OS/2 or
an extended MS-DOS client.
password
A string used to access the network or one or more
shared resources . See also
Netlogon security.
primary domain controller
The server in a domain on which the original version of the user account database
for this domain is maintained. The primary domain controller also verifies
netlogon requests. See also Netlogon, trust relationship and
backup domain
controller.
Registry
A binary file containing server configuration data. The registry is Windows NT
compatible and can be accessed by the same tools like a Windows NT Registry.
For Advanced Server parameters stored in the registry see chapter “Advanced
Server Registry”.
replicator
A service which produces identical copies of specific files and directories on
different
systems with a corresponding import function.
resource
See: shared resource
RPC
Microsoft Remote Procedure Calls. A platform-independent mechanism for the
interprocess communication in a client-server architecture.
security
A series of measures which enable the administrator to direct and control access
to network resources. See also Netlogon.