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Virtual Directory Information Tree Views
Figure 4-3
The DIT illustrated in Figure 4-3 shows a view hierarchy.
• The sub-tree
• The subtree
• The leaf nodes
attribute
These are leaf nodes because they do not contain the real entries. However, when
a client application searches these views, it will find
ou=Sunnyvale
is described by the
from a view will return both entries from the virtual search space and those from
the actual search space. This enables the view hierarchies to function as a
conventional DIT or turn a conventional DIT into a view hierarchy.
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A DIT With a Virtual DIT View Hierarchy
contains the real
ou=People
ou=Location Views
ou=Sunnyvale
, which describes the view.
nsviewfilter
and under
Entry B
nsviewfilter
and
Entry A
is a view hierarchy.
and
ou=Mountain View
Entry A
. This virtual search space
ou=Mountain View
attributes of all ancestor views. A search made
entries.
Entry B
each contain an
under