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eDirectory, Users and Groups, and
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Identity Services
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eDirectory™ is the central, key component of Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES). It
provides the following:
Centralized identity management
The underlying infrastructure for managing your network servers and the services they provide
Secure access to network services both within the firewall and from the Web
The installation steps presented in this guide thus far have created a new eDirectory tree named
EXAMPLE_TREE that you are using to learn about OES 2. As you work with the tree and the
objects it contains, you will begin to better understand the role eDirectory plays.
This section discusses the following:
3.1 Using the eDirectory Information in This
Guide
Before you install OES 2 in a production environment, it is critical that you and your organization
take time to plan and design your tree.
However, the instructions in this guide require no planning on your part. In fact, most of the
eDirectory objects needed for the exercises in this guide were created in
OES 2 SP2 Server in Your Lab," on page
The information that follows introduces eDirectory.
If you are already familiar with eDirectory and want to skip the planning introduction, we
recommend that you do the following:
1. View the eDirectory tree structure used in this guide
2. Skip to
Section 3.5, "Creating a Context for Your Users and Groups," on page
11.
(Figure 3-1 on page
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