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9780789731463

Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789731463

  • ISBN10:

    0789731460

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-01-01
  • Publisher: Novell Press
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Summary

Novell eDirectory (formerly Novell Directory Services- NDS) is employed by system administrator to define users on the network and links those same users to their access rights with corporate resources, devices like printers and security policies. Novell eDirectory is comparable to Microsoft's Active Directory and is designed for large-scale, high-end directory deployments. Its strengths are scalability and reliability, a flexible yet strong security architecture, compatibility with key industry standards and operating systems.Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectoryis the definitive source for information on eDirectory troubleshooting techniques. It is the single stop reference covering topics from good design to proactive/reactive problem resolution. All of the information presented in this book has been gathered from hands-on, real world experiences of the authors.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Who This Book Is For
How This Book Is Organized
Special Features in This Book
Edirectory Foundations
The Four Basics of eDirectory Troubleshooting
Don't Panic
Understanding the Error Codes and eDirectory Processes
Troubleshoot and Resolve the Problem
Proactively Manage eDirectory to Prevent Problems
Summary
eDirectory Basics
A Brief History of NDS/eDirectory and Its Versioning
The eDirectory Database Structure
Partition and Replica Types
Bindery Services
Time Synchronization
DHost
SAP and SLP
The LDAP Server for NDS
Object Attribute Names Versus Schema Attribute Names
Summary
The Directory Information Base
The NDS 6 DIB
NDS 7 DIB
NDS 8 and eDirectory DIB
Locating the DIB
Backing Up the DIB
Summary
Don't Panic
Dealing with People
Dealing with Stress
Summary
Understanding The Error Codes And Edirectory Processes
eDirectory/NDS Error Codes Explained
Types and Causes of DS Errors
Operating System-Related DS Error Codes
DS Client API Library Error Codes
DS Server-Based Client Library Error Codes
DSA Error Codes
Summary
Understanding Common eDirectory Processes
NDS Name Resolution and Tree-Walking
Obituaries
Background Processes
Manual Object-Related Processes
Manual Partition and Replication Processes
Summary
Troubleshooting And Resolving Problems
Diagnostic and Repair Tools
Server Tools
Workstation Tools
Information Tools
Summary
eDirectory Data Recovery Tools
SMS Backup and Restore
Server Recovery Using Server-Specific Information Data
Creating SSI Files
eDirectory Backup eMTool
Third-Party Data Recovery Utilities Summary
Diagnosis and Recovery Techniques
Look Before You Leap
Troubleshooting Tools
Combining Diagnostic Tools
Combining Recovery Tools
Using Diagnostic Tools with Recovery Tools
Bridging Gaps Between Tools
Diagnosing Performance Issues
Summary
Programming for eDirectory
Using awk
Using C or C++
Other Programming and Scripting Languages
Obtaining the NDK
Summary
Examples from the Real World
Bindery Services-related Issues
Security Issues
Schema Problems
Data Inconsistencies
Synthetic Time
Server and Data Recovery
Summary
Managing Edirectory To Prevent Problems
eDirectory Management Tools
NetWare Administrator
ConsoleOne
iManager and NDS iMonitor
The UImport Utility
The NList Utility
The LDAP ICE Utility
Third-Party Tools
Summary
eDirectory Health Checks
Why, When, and How Often Should You Do Health Checks? Health Check Prerequisites
Recommended Health Check Procedures
Health Monitoring Using SNMP
Summary
eDirectory Management Techniques
Strategies for Managing eDirectory
Designing for Fault Tolerance
Single-Object Management
Multiple-Object Management
Administration Tips and Tricks
Summary
Effectively Setting Up eDirectory Security
Physical Security
Console Security
Security Policies
Principles of Good Security
Keeping Hackers Out
Hidden Objects
Setting Up eDirectory Security Access for a Help Desk
Setting Up a Proxy User for LDAP
Summary
Tuning eDirectory
Reducing Replication Latency
Cache Memory Considerations for NDS
Cache Memory Considerations for NDS Version
Cache Memory Considerations for eDirectory
eDirectory Indexes and Predicate Stats
Changing Database Block Size
Unix-Specific Tuning Considerations
Summary
Appendixes
eDirectory Error Codes
DS Verbs
eDirectory Classes, Objects, and Attributes Class Definitions Base Attributes
eDirectory Resources
Novell Resources
Third-Party Tools
Third-Party NDS/eDirectory Resources
Books
Humor
Index
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