Object Class - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Installation Manual

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name collisions
Multiple entries with the same distinguished name.
nested role
Allows the creation of roles that contain other roles.
network management application
Network Management Station component that graphically displays information about SNMP
managed devices (which device is up or down, which and how many error messages were re-
ceived, etc.).
network management station
See NMS.
NIS
Network Information Service. A system of programs and data files that UNIX machines use to
collect, collate, and share specific information about machines, users, filesystems, and network
parameters throughout a network of computers.
NMS
Also Network Management Station. Powerful workstation with one or more network manage-
ment applications installed.
ns-slapd
Red Hat's LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for all actions of the
Directory Server. See also slapd.
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object class

Defines an entry type in the directory by defining which attributes are contained in the entry.
Glossary