Understanding Novell eDirectory 45novdocx (en) 11 July 2008eDirectory interprets the name as “Bob, which is in Accounts, resolved from the current context,which is Finance.”1.3.7 Trailing PeriodsTrailing periods can be used only in relative naming. Therefore, you can’t use both a leading periodand a trailing period. A trailing period changes the container that eDirectory resolves the name from.Each trailing period changes the resolution point one container toward the top of the tree. Forexample, suppose you want to change your workstation’s current context from Timmins toAllentown in the example in Figure 1-12 on page 45.Figure 1-12 Sample eDirectory ContainerThe proper CX command uses relative naming with trailing periods:CX Allentown.East..eDirectory interprets the command as “Change the context to Allentown, which is in East, resolvedfrom two containers up the tree from the current context.”Similarly, if Bob is in the Allentown container and your workstation’s current context is Timmins,then Bob’s relative name would beBob.Allentown.East..1.3.8 Context and Naming on Linux and UNIXWhen Linux and UNIX user accounts are migrated to eDirectory, the eDirectory context is not usedto name users.1.4 SchemaSchema defines the types of objects that can be created in your tree (such as Users, Printers, andGroups) and what information is required or optional at the time the object is created. Every objecthas a defined schema class for that type of object.The schema that originally shipped with the product is called the base schema. After the baseschema has been modified in any way—such as adding a new class or a new attribute—then it isconsidered the extended schema.
