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eDirectory

Novell^® eDirectory^TM.

The Novell cross-platform directory service for identity control and management. Formerly NDS^® (Novell Directory Services^®).

eDirectory attribute macro

In Desktop Management, a Novell Application Launcher^TM macro that specifies information from an eDirectory object attribute.

See also Application object macro; environment variable macro; login script macro; special Windows macro.

eDirectory tree

In Desktop Management and Server Management, the eDirectory tree consisting of eDirectory objects such as multiple levels of organizational units, users, groups, and other network resources.

effective policy

In Desktop Management, Handheld Management, and Server Management, those policies that have been configured, enabled, and associated with an object.

In Server Management, those policies that have been configured, enabled, and distributed to Subscriber servers.

See also association; policy; Policy Package Distribution.

end node Subscriber

In Server Management, a server that receives Distributions and extracts them so that software packages can be installed or distributed server policies can be enforced.

See also Distribution; Distributor; External Subscriber; parent Subscriber; Subscriber; Subscriber Group.

enterprise handheld device

In Handheld Management, a handheld device (BlackBerry, Palm OS, or Windows CE device) that has the Handheld Management client installed. The administrator can do such things as apply policies to associated devices, collect software and hardware inventory from devices, and distribute applications to devices.

See also BlackBerry device; Palm OS device; Windows CE device; ZENworks Handheld Management handheld client.

environment variable macro

In Desktop Management, Windows environment variables that are supported by Novell Application Launcher and can be used in Application object properties.

See also Application object macro; eDirectory attribute macro; login script macro; special Windows macro.

.exp

In Desktop Management, a file extension denoting inventory configuration settings that have been saved so administrators can easily reload the settings to generate .csv files for inventory data export.

See also .csv.

expansion card

Secure Digital (SD) Cards or Memory Sticks.

In Handheld Management, refers to a storage device that plugs into a Palm OS device's expansion slot to store software applications, pictures, and audio files. Also called secure digital (SD) cards or memory sticks.

extensible policy

In Desktop Management, lets you control any application function that is configured in the Windows registry.

See also Computer Extensible policy; policy.

External Subscriber

In Server Management, an eDirectory object (TED External Subscriber) that is used for passing Distributions between a Distributor server in one tree and a Subscriber server in another tree. It can also be used to pass Distributions to Subscriber servers that are not contained in an eDirectory tree, such as a Windows server in a Microsoft domain.

See also Distribution; Distributor; end node Subscriber; parent Subscriber; Subscriber; Subscriber Group.

Extract schedule

In Server Management, the schedule for the Subscriber object, which determines when the Subscriber can begin extracting any Distributions it has received that have not yet been extracted.

See also Build schedule; Refresh schedule; scheduling; Send schedule; Subscriber.