This documentation describes Bindery, its functions, and features.
The bindery serves many purposes. It is the basis for identifying users of the file system, both through login control and file trustee rights. Users, user groups, print servers, and other objects that require access to the NetWare file system must be represented in the bindery.
Another use of the bindery is network advertising. The bindery advertises services and circulates their network addresses to NetWare servers and other network services.
A third role for the bindery is storing application-specific data. For example, applications often use the bindery to maintain lists of users that can access the application services.