Directory Services
A Directory is a connected set of directory objects. A directory service is a service that provides operations for creating, adding , removing, and modifying the attributes associated with objects in a directory.
Example of Directory Services:
Network Information Service - stores information related to machines, network, printers and users.
Oracle Directory Server- general purpose directory service based on the Internet Standard LDAP
Search Service
It is a way of looking up a for a directory object by supplying its name to the directory service
When you search, you can supply a query consisting of logical expressions in which you specificy the attributes attributes that the object or objects must have.
The query is called "search filter". This style of searching is sometimes called reverse lookup or context-based searching.
The directory search returns the objects that satisfy the search filter.
Example :
"All machines whose IP address starts with "192.X.X.X."
A Directory is a connected set of directory objects. A directory service is a service that provides operations for creating, adding , removing, and modifying the attributes associated with objects in a directory.
Example of Directory Services:
Network Information Service - stores information related to machines, network, printers and users.
Oracle Directory Server- general purpose directory service based on the Internet Standard LDAP
Search Service
It is a way of looking up a for a directory object by supplying its name to the directory service
When you search, you can supply a query consisting of logical expressions in which you specificy the attributes attributes that the object or objects must have.
The query is called "search filter". This style of searching is sometimes called reverse lookup or context-based searching.
The directory search returns the objects that satisfy the search filter.
Example :
"All machines whose IP address starts with "192.X.X.X."
