Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 Command Reference Manual page 259

NIS
NMS
ns-slapd
O
object class
object identifier
OID
operational attribute
P
parent access
pass-through authentication
pass-through subtree
password file
password policy
permission
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.
Powerful workstation with one or more network management
applications installed. Also
Red Hat's LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is
responsible for all actions of the Directory Server.
See Also slapd.
Defines an entry type in the directory by defining which attributes are
contained in the entry.
A string, usually of decimal numbers, that uniquely identifies a
schema element, such as an object class or an attribute, in an object-
oriented system. Object identifiers are assigned by ANSI, IETF or
similar organizations.
See Also OID.
object identifier.
See
Contains information used internally by the directory to keep track of
modifications and subtree properties. Operational attributes are not
returned in response to a search unless explicitly requested.
When granted, indicates that users have access to entries below their
own in the directory tree if the bind DN is the parent of the targeted
entry.
See PTA.
In pass-through authentication, the
through bind requests to the
clients whose DN is contained in this subtree.
A file on Unix machines that stores Unix user login names,
passwords, and user ID numbers. It is also known as /etc/passwd
because of where it is kept.
A set of rules that governs how passwords are used in a given
directory.
In the context of access control, permission states whether access to
the directory information is granted or denied and the level of access
that is granted or denied.
network management station.
PTA directory server
authenticating directory server
will pass
from all
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