| are automatically replicated to the other server. In case of conflict, a time stamp is used to |
| determine which server holds the most recent version. |
multiplexor | The server containing the database link that communicates with the remote server. |
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n + 1 directory | The problem of managing multiple instances of the same information in different directories, |
problem | resulting in increased hardware and personnel costs. |
name collisions | Multiple entries with the same distinguished name. |
nested role | Allows the creation of roles that contain other roles. |
network | Network Management Station component that graphically displays information about SNMP |
management | managed devices, such as which device is up or down and which and how many error messages |
application | were received. |
network | See NMS. |
management |
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station |
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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 | Powerful workstation with one or more network management applications installed. Also |
| network management station. |
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. |
object identifier | A string, usually of decimal numbers, that uniquely identifies a schema element, such as an |
| object class or an attribute, in an |
| IETF or similar organizations. |
| See also OID. |
OID | See object identifier. |
operational | Contains information used internally by the directory to keep track of modifications and subtree |
attribute | properties. Operational attributes are not returned in response to a search unless explicitly |
| requested. |
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parent access | 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. | |
authentication |
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subtree | the authenticating directory server from all clients whose DN is contained in this subtree. |
password file | 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. |
password policy | A set of rules that governs how passwords are used in a given directory. |
PDU | Encoded messages which form the basis of data exchanges between SNMP devices. Also protocol |
| data unit. |
permission | 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. |
| See also access rights. |
pointer CoS | A pointer CoS identifies the template entry using the template DN only. |
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