About This Reference Guide; Directory Server Overview - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 Configuration Manual

Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server), version 6.x, is a powerful and
scalable distributed directory server based on the industry-standard Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Directory Server is the cornerstone for building
a centralized and distributed data repository that can be used in your intranet, over
your extranet with your trading partners, or over the public Internet to reach your
customers.
This Configuration, Command, and File Reference documents server configuration and
command-line utilities provided with Directory Server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Directory Server Overview (page 15)
• Prerequisite Reading (page 16)
• What Is In This Reference Guide? (page 16)
• Conventions Used In This Reference Guide (page 17)
• Related Information (page 17)

Directory Server Overview

The major components of Directory Server include:
• An LDAP server—The core of the directory service, provided by the
daemon, and compliant with the LDAP v3 Internet standards.
• Directory Server Console—An improved management console that
dramatically reduces the effort of setting up and maintaining your directory
service. Directory Server Console is part of Netscape Console, the common
management framework for Netscape servers.

About This Reference Guide

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