82 Glossary
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.
replication
Act of copying directory trees or subtrees from supplier servers to consumer servers.
replication agreement
Set of configuration parameters that are stored on the supplier server and identify the databases
to replicate, the consumer 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 privi-
leges 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.
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