Container Object (Abbreviation)
Description
[Root]
Represents the beginning of your NDS tree.
Country (C)
Designates the countries where your network resides; also organizes other Directory objects within the country. See also Country.
Licensed Product (LP)
Created automatically when you install a license certificate or create a metering certificate using Novell Licensing Services (NLS) technology. When an NLS-enabled application is installed, it adds a Licensed Product container object to the NDS tree and a License Certificate leaf object to that container.
Organization (O)
Helps you organize other objects in the Directory. The Organization object is a level below the Country object (if you use the Country object). See also Organization.
Organizational Unit (OU)
Helps you to further organize other objects in the Directory. The Organizational Unit object is a level below the Organization object. See also Organizational Unit.
Leaf Object
Description
AFP Server
Represents an AppleTalk* Filing Protocol server that operates as a node on your NDS network. It usually also acts as a NetWare router to, and the AppleTalk server for, several Macintosh* computers.
Alias
Points to the actual location of an object in the Directory. Any Directory object located in one place in the Directory can also appear to be in another place in the Directory by using an Alias. See also Alias.
Application
Represents a network application. Application objects simplify administrative tasks such as assigning rights, customizing login scripts, and launching applications.
Computer
Represents a computer on the network.
Directory Map
Refers to a directory in the file system. See also Directory Map.
Group
Assigns a name to a list of User objects in the Directory. You can assign rights to the group instead of to each user, then the rights transfer to each user in the group. See also Group.
License Certificate
Used with Novell Licensing Services (NLS) technology to install product license certificates as objects in the NDS database. License Certificate objects are added to the Licensed Product container when an NLS-aware application is installed.
NetWare Server
Represents a server running any version of NDS. See also NetWare Server.
Organizational Role
Defines a position or role within an organization.
Print Queue
Represents a network print queue.
Print Server
Represents a network print server.
Printer
Represents a network printing device.
Profile
Represents a login script used by a group of users who need to share common login script commands. The users don't have to be in the same container in the NDS tree. See also Profile.
Template
Represents standard User object properties that can be applied to new User objects.
User
Represents the people who use your network. See also User.
Unknown
Represents an NDS object that has been corrupted and can't be identified as belonging to any of the other object classes.
Volume
Represents a physical volume on the network. See also Volume.