Product Description

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 eDirectory is 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #949766 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 936 pages

From the Back Cover

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 eDirectory is 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.

About the Author

Peter Kuo is a Novell Master CNI, Master CNE, NCIP, CNS, and one of the very first CDEs. He co-authored the first edition of Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting NDS and has authored and co-authored more than a dozen NetWare, Unix, and other networking-related titles. Peter has been working with NetWare since the early 1980s and with NDS since NetWare 4.0 was still in beta. The information presented in this book is based on his hands-on experience in assisting many companies around the world implement NDS and eDirectory trees of various sizes. Peter has helped users from around the world in the capacity as a volunteer sysop for both the Novell Product Support Forums and Novell Developer Support Forums. Peter has also presented a number of NDS/eDirectory troubleshooting sessions at Novell BrainShare over the years.

Jim Henderson has worked for companies ranging from small corporations to Fortune 500 companies in IT capacities ranging from end user support to directory architecture, design, and implementation. Jim has been working with NDS and eDirectory since the release of NetWare 4.0, has co-authored two books on troubleshooting and resolving NDS/eDirectory issues, and is a 10-year veteran of the Novell Support Forums. Currently, Jim is employed as a technical instructor in the NSure practice of the Advanced Technical Training group at Novell, and he teaches courses across the United States on eDirectory design, implementation, and troubleshooting.