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Figure 1-2 An Open Directory request over a network
Request
Response
Service-specific protocol
over the Internet or intranet
Open Directory client
DirectoryService daemon
Local System
Remote System
LDAP plug-in NetInfo plug-in
public.example.com
private.example.com
Publications
EngineeringMarketing
Given the topology shown in Figure 1-2, the Open Directory function for listing registered nodes
(dsGetDirNodeList) might return the following list:
/NetInfo/root/AppleMarketing
/NetInfo/root/AppleEngineering
/NetInfo/root/ApplePublications
/LDAPv3/private.example.com
/LDAPv3/public.example.com
The first part of the node name (LDAPv3 and NetInfo in this example) is the name of the plug-in that handles
that node.
Open Directory Overview 11
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CHAPTER 1
Concepts