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Understanding Novell eDirectory 43
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Sample eDirectory Container
Sometimes, however, you need to express the context of an object in an eDirectory utility. For
example, you could be setting up Bob’s workstation and need to supply a name context, as shown in
Figure 1-10 on page 43 .
Figure 1-10
Novell Client NDS Page
The context is specified as a list of containers separated by periods, between the object in question
and the top of the Tree. In the example above, User object Bob is in the container Accounts, which is
in the container Finance, which is in the container YourCo.
1.3.1 Distinguished Name
The distinguished name of an object is its object name with the context appended. For example, the
complete name of User object Bob is Bob.Accounts.Finance.YourCo.
1.3.2 Typeful Name
Sometimes typeful names are displayed in eDirectory utilities. Typeful names include the object
type abbreviations listed in the following table:
Object Class Type Abbreviation
All leaf object classes Common Name CN
Organization Organization O
Organizational Unit Organizational Unit OU
Country Country C
Locality Locality or State/Province L or S