Novell® eDirectory™ security is extremely powerful and flexible. A network administrator can control access from any object in the eDirectory tree to any other object in the tree. Any two users—groups, containers, or any other eDirectory object—might be able to access the same network resources in the tree in completely different ways based on their rights. Or, they might not even be able to “see” the same objects at all.
The following sections describe how eDirectory provides security: