6.4 License Container Object

An object in eDirectory; contains one or more License Certificate objects.

A License Container object is a special container object in eDirectory. (Other container objects include [Root] or Tree, Country, Organization, and Organizational Unit.)

License Container objects are named using publisher, product, and version. For example, Corel* WordPerfect* version 9 could appear as follows in a tree:

Figure 6-2 License Container Object

When you install a license certificate or create a metered certificate, NLS creates a License Container object and a License Certificate object. (If a license container already exists, NLS places the additional license certificate in that existing container.)

Figure 6-3 License container with a user license certificate

Using Novell iManager, you can view License Container objects as they appear in the eDirectory tree.