Just as users and groups on NetWare® servers are managed through eDirectory™, users and groups on Linux servers are managed according to the POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) standard.
Because Open Enterprise Server provides services running on both Linux and NetWare, Novell® has developed a technology that lets eDirectory users also function as “local” POSIX users on Linux servers. This technology is called Linux User Management or LUM.
The following sections outline the basic principles involved in Novell LUM and cover the following topics: