A leaf object that points to the original location of an object in the Directory. Aliases can make Novell® Directory ServicesTM (NDS) easier to use.
Any Directory object located in one place in the Directory can also appear to be in another place in the Directory by using aliases.
For example, an administrator could create aliases pointing to all the modems on the network. The aliases could be created in one container. A user would then need to search only one area of the Directory to find all modems on the network.
However, when you move or rename a container object in a Directory tree, you have the option of creating an alias in place of the moved or renamed object. If you select this option, NDSTM features automatically create the alias for you and assign it the same name as the original object.
Creating an alias in place of a moved or renamed container object allows users who are unaware of the object's new location to see the object in its original Directory location.
When you add aliases to a list (for example, adding an alias of a user to a group) the name of the object appears in the list, not the name of the alias that points to the object.
To access the alias and the properties of the object it refers to, you need the Read right to the alias name and the Read right to the properties of the object it refers to.
See also Object ; Creating Leaf Objects and Cautions When Deleting Alias Objects in Supervising the Network .