Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

Page: 558 / 578

558 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • August 2002
single-master replication The most basic replication scenario in which two
servers each hold a copy of the same read-write replicas to consumer servers. In a
single-master replication scenario, the supplier server maintains a change log.
SIR See supplier-initiated replication.
slapd LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for most
functions of a directory except replication. See also ns-slapd.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. Used to monitor and manage
application processes running on the servers, by exchanging data about network
activity.
SNMP master agent Software that exchanges information between the various
subagents and the NMS.
SNMP subagent Software that gathers information about the managed device
and passes the information to the master agent.
SSL Secure Sockets Layer. A software library establishing a secure connection
between two parties (client and server) used to implement HTTPS, the secure
version of HTTP.
standard index Indexes that are maintained by default.
sub suffix
A branch underneath a root suffix.
subagent
See SNMP subagent.
substring index
Allows for efficient searching against substrings within entries.
Substring indexes are limited to a minimum of two characters for each entry.
suffix The name of the entry at the top of the directory tree, below which data is
stored. Multiple suffixes are possible within the same directory. Each database only
has one suffix.
superuser The most privileged user available on Unix machines (also called
root). The superuser has complete access privileges to all files on the machine.
supplier Server containing the master copy of directory trees or subtrees that are
replicated to consumer servers.