HP UX Red Hat Direry Server Software manual Directory tree, Nis, Nms

Glossary

	directory tree.
monetary format	Specifies the monetary symbol used by specific region,
	whether the symbol goes before or after its value, and how
	monetary units are represented.
multi-master replication	An advanced replication scenario in which two servers each
	hold a copy of the same read-write replica. Each server
	maintains a changelog for the replica. Modifications made on
	one server 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 problem	The problem of managing multiple instances of the same
	information in different directories, 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 management	Network Management Station component that graphically
application	displays information about SNMP managed devices, such as
	which device is up or down and which and how many error
	messages were received.
network management	See NMS.
station
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.
ns-slapd	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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