Edirectory, Ldap, And Domain Services For Windows; Overview Of Directory Services - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

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This section discusses the following topics:
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Section 14.1, "Overview of Directory Services," on page 137
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Section 14.2, "eDirectory," on page 138
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Section 14.3, "LDAP (eDirectory)," on page 139
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Section 14.4, "Domain Services for Windows," on page 140

14.1 Overview of Directory Services

Storing and managing network identities in directory services is a fundamental expectation for
networking.
In the simplest terms, Novell eDirectory is a tree structure containing a list of objects (or identities)
that represent network resources, such as the following:
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Network users
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Servers
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Printers

Applications
eDirectory is designed to provide easy, powerful, and flexible management of network resources
(including eDirectory itself) in ways that no other directory service can match. You can administer
eDirectory through the same browser-based tools on both OES and NetWare.
For more information, see
page 137.
Chapter 14, "eDirectory, LDAP, and Domain Services for Windows," on

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