A directory is a database, designed especially to handle the needs of users who need access to network resources. Novell® eDirectory™ is a full-service, platform independent directory that complies with X.500 and LDAP industry diectory standards.
Novell eDirectory is a full service directory that complies with X.500 and LDAP industry directory standards. The following sections provide an overview of these characteristics:
The other chapters in this book provide an in depth description
of the various features of eDirectory and NDS® (Novell
Directory Services™): object management, security, and
partition and replica management. The schema that controls the type
of data that can be stored in the database is described in a separate
book, NDK:
Novell eDirectory Schema Reference. Additional
information on LDAP and eDirectory is contained in the LDAP
and eDirectory Integration
book. Information on configuring
eDirectory is contained in eDirectory
Documentation.