3.0 eDirectory, Users and Groups, and Identity Services

Novell® eDirectory™ is the central, key component of Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES). It provides the following:

Centralized identity management
The underlying infrastructure for managing your network servers and the services they provide
Secure access to network services both within the firewall and from the Web

The installation steps presented in this guide thus far have created a new eDirectory tree named EXAMPLE_TREE that you are using to learn about OES 2. As you work with the tree and the objects it contains, you will begin to better understand the role eDirectory plays.

This section discusses the following:

Section 3.1, Using the eDirectory Information in This Guide
Section 3.2, An Introduction to eDirectory Planning
Section 3.3, Setting Up Role-Based Services
Section 3.4, Updating the iManager Plug-in Modules
Section 3.5, Creating a Context for Your Users and Groups
Section 3.6, Assigning a Password Policy to Your Users
Section 3.7, Creating NCP and NSS Volumes for Home Directories
Section 3.8, Creating Users
Section 3.9, A Note about Identity Manager 3.6 Bundle Edition