This topic lists the remaining available leaf objects, explains what each
is used for, and indicates when to use each.
Leaf object
Function
Usage situation
Alias
Points to another object in the Directory tree and makes it appear as if
that object actually exists in the Directory tree where the Alias object
is.
Although an object appears both where it was actually created and where an
Alias referring to it was created, only one copy of the object really exists.
If you delete or rename an Alias, the Alias itself (not the object it is
pointing to) is deleted or renamed.
You want to allow access to an object that is in another context.
For example, you can use an Alias to represent a resource, such as a special
printer, that most users in the tree need to access.
Bindery Object
Represents an object placed in the Directory tree by an upgrade or migration
utility.
It is used by NDS only to provide backward compatibility with
bindery- based utilities.
Bindery Queue
Represents a queue placed in the Directory tree by an upgrade or migration
utility.
It is used by NDS only to provide backward compatibility with
bindery- based utilities.
Unknown
Represents an NDS object that has been invalidated and cannot
be identified as belonging to any of the other object classes.
Directory Services utilities rename objects that they do not recognize.
Delete or re-create the correct object for the resource.