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5.3 Moving Partitions
Moving a partition lets you move a subtree in your directory tree. You can move a partition root
object (which is a container object) only if it has no subordinate partitions.
Figure 5-3
Before and After a Partition Move
When you move a partition, you must follow eDirectory containment rules. For example, you cannot
move an Organizational Unit directly under the root of the current tree, because the root’s
containment rules allow Locality, Country, or Organization, but not Organizational Unit.
When you move a partition, eDirectory changes all references to the partition root object. Although
the object’s common name remains unchanged, the complete name of the container (and of all its
subordinates) changes.
When you move a partition, you should choose the option to create an Alias object in place of the
container you’re moving. Doing so allows users to continue to log in to the network and find objects
in the original directory location.
The Alias object that is created has the same common name as the moved container and references
the new complete name of the moved container.
IMPORTANT: If you move a partition and do not create an Alias object in place of the moved
partition, users who are unaware of the partition’s new location cannot easily find that partition’s
objects in the directory tree, because they look for them in their original directory location.
This might also cause client workstations to fail at login if the workstation NAME CONTEXT
parameter is set to the original location of the container in the directory tree.
Because the context of an object changes when you move it, users whose name context references
the moved object need to update their NAME CONTEXT parameter so that it references the object’s
new name.
To automatically update users’ NAME CONTEXT after moving a container object, use the
NCUPDATE utility.
After moving the partition, if you don’t want the partition to remain a partition, merge it with its
parent partition.
Make sure your directory tree is synchronizing correctly before you move a partition. If you have
any errors in synchronization in either the partition you want to move or the destination partition, do
not perform a move partition operation. First, fix the synchronization errors.
To move a partition:
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click Partition and Replicas > Move Partition .