S |
|
SASL | An authentication framework for clients as they attempt to bind to a directory. Also Simple |
| Authentication and Security Layer . |
schema | Definitions describing what types of information can be stored as entries in the directory. When |
| information that does not match the schema is stored in the directory, clients attempting to |
| access the directory may be unable to display the proper results. |
schema checking | Ensures that entries added or modified in the directory conform to the defined schema. Schema |
| checking is on by default, and users will receive an error if they try to save an entry that does |
| not conform to the schema. |
Secure Sockets | See SSL. |
Layer |
|
self access | When granted, indicates that users have access to their own entries if the bind DN matches the |
| targeted entry. |
Server Console | |
| Server from a GUI. |
server daemon | The server daemon is a process that, once running, listens for and accepts requests from clients. |
Server Selector | Interface that allows you select and configure servers using a browser. |
server service | A process on Windows that, once running, listens for and accepts requests from clients. It is |
| the SMB server on Windows NT. |
service | A background process on a Windows machine that is responsible for a particular system task. |
| Service processes do not need human intervention to continue functioning. |
SIE | Server Instance Entry. The ID assigned to an instance of Directory Server during installation. |
Simple | See SASL. |
Authentication |
|
and Security |
|
Layer |
|
Simple Network | See SNMP. |
Management |
|
Protocol |
|
The most basic replication scenario in which multiple servers, up to four, each hold a copy of | |
replication | the same |
| supplier server maintains a changelog. |
SIR | See |
slapd | LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for most functions of a directory |
| except replication. |
| See also |
SNMP | Used to monitor and manage application processes running on the servers by exchanging data |
| about network activity. Also Simple Network Management Protocol. |
SNMP master | Software that exchanges information between the various subagents and the NMS. |
agent |
|
SNMP subagent | Software that gathers information about the managed device and passes the information to the |
| master agent. Also called a subagent. |
SSL | A software library establishing a secure connection between two parties (client and server) |
| used to implement HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP. Also called Secure Sockets Layer. |
standard index | index maintained by default. |
sub suffix | A branch underneath a root suffix. |
subagent | See SNMP subagent. |
substring index | Allows for efficient searching against substrings within entries. Substring indexes are limited |
| to a minimum of two characters for each entry. |
suffix | The name of the entry at the top of the directory tree, below which data is stored. Multiple |
| suffixes are possible within the same directory. Each database only has one suffix. |
62 Glossary