An Organization container object is created when you first install NDS on a server in your network. As the topmost container under [Root], it usually holds Organizational Unit objects and leaf objects.
The User object named Admin is created by default in your first Organization container.
Normally the Organization object represents your company, although you can create additional Organization objects under [Root]. This is typically done for networks with distinct geographical districts or for companies with separate NDS trees that have merged.
The way you use Organization objects in your tree depends on the size and structure of your network. If the network is small, you should keep all leaf objects under one Organization object.
For larger networks, you can create Organizational Unit objects under the Organization to make resources easier to locate and manage. For instance, you could create Organizational Units for each department or division in your company.
For networks with multiple sites, you should create an Organizational Unit for each site under the Organization object. That way, if you have (or will have) enough servers to partition the Directory, you can do so logically along site boundaries.
For easy sharing of company-wide resources, such as printers, volumes, or applications, create corresponding Printer, Volume, or Application objects under the Organization.
The following properties (and many more) are available for the Organization object. Only the Name property is required. For a complete list of properties, select an Organization object in NWAdmin, then choose Object > Details. To display a description for each page of properties, click Help.
Typically, the Name property is the same as your company's name. Of course, you can shorten it for simplicity. For instance, if the name of your company is Your Shoe Company, you might use YourCo.
The Organization name becomes part of the context for all objects created under it.
The Login Script property contains commands that are executed by any User objects directly under the Organization. These commands are run when a user logs in.
The Applications property lists all applications you have set up for this context. Users view and work with applications via the Novell® Application Launcher (NAL) Window and NAL Explorer desktop software.
Applications are associated with an Organization from the Application object's Associations property page. When an application is associated with an Organization object, User objects in that Organization are (by default) presented the application through the NAL Window.
Use the Launcher Configuration properties to specify how users view and work with the Novell Application Launcher (NAL) Window and NAL Explorer desktop software. Use this property to allow users to inherit applications through multiple levels of the NDS tree.