process is called a referral.

read-only replica

A replica that refers all update operations to read-write replicas.

 

A server can hold any number of read-only replicas.

read-write replica

A replica that contains a master copy of directory information

 

and can be updated. A server can hold any number of

 

read-write replicas.

relative distinguished name

See RDN.

replica

A database that participates in replication.

replica-initiated replication

Replication configuration where replica servers, either hub or

 

consumer servers, pull directory data from supplier servers.

 

This method is available only for legacy replication.

replication

Act of copying directory trees or subtrees from supplier servers

 

to replica servers.

replication agreement

Set of configuration parameters that are stored on the supplier

 

server and identify the databases to replicate, the replica

 

servers to which the data is pushed, the times during which

 

replication can occur, the DN and credentials used by the

 

supplier to bind to the consumer, and how the connection is

 

secured.

RFC

Request for Comments. Procedures or standards documents

 

submitted to the Internet community. People can send

 

comments on the technologies before they become accepted

 

standards.

role

An entry grouping mechanism. Each role has members, which

 

are the entries that possess the role.

role-based attributes

Attributes that appear on an entry because it possesses a

 

particular role within an associated CoS template.

root

The most privileged user available on Unix machines. The root

 

user has complete access privileges to all files on the machine.

root suffix

The parent of one or more sub suffixes. A directory tree can

 

contain more than one root suffix.

S

SASL

An authentication framework for clients as they attempt to bind

 

to a directory. Also Simple Authentication and Security Layer .

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