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(2) In the context of replication, when a read-only replica receives
an update request, it forwards it to the server that holds the
corresponding read-write replica. This forwarding process is called a
referral.
read-only replica
A replica that refers all update operations to read-write replicas. A
server can hold any number of read-only replicas.
read-write replica
A replica that contains a master copy of directory information and can
be updated. A server can hold any number of read-write replicas.
relative distinguished name
See
RDN
.
replica
A database that participates in replication.
replica-initiated replication
Replication configuration where replica servers, either hub or
consumer servers, pull directory data from supplier servers. This
method is available only for legacy replication.
replication
Act of copying directory trees or subtrees from supplier servers to
replica servers.
replication agreement
Set of configuration parameters that are stored on the supplier server
and identify the databases to replicate, the replica servers to which
the data is pushed, the times during which replication can occur, the
DN and credentials used by the supplier to bind to the consumer, and
how the connection is secured.
RFC
Request for Comments. Procedures or standards documents
submitted to the Internet community. People can send comments on
the technologies before they become accepted standards.
role
An entry grouping mechanism. Each role has
members
, which are the
entries that possess the role.
role-based attributes
Attributes that appear on an entry because it possesses a particular
role within an associated CoS template.
root
The most privileged user available on Unix machines. The root user
has complete access privileges to all files on the machine.
root suffix
The parent of one or more sub suffixes. A directory tree can contain
more than one root suffix.
S
SASL
An authentication framework for clients as they attempt to bind to a
directory. Also
Simple Authentication and Security Layer
.
schema
Definitions describing what types of information can be stored as
entries in the directory. When information that does not match the
schema is stored in the directory, clients attempting to access the
directory may be unable to display the proper results.
