Types of container objects

The kinds of container objects you can create are Country, Organization, and Organizational Unit. The top object, called Root, is created by default, and is placed at the top of the Directory tree when NetWare Services is installed.

Container objects form the top levels of the Directory tree. Use them to manage and organize the top level of the Directory tree.

For more information about planning the top levels of your Directory tree, see ``NetWare Directory Services''.

You can create leaf objects only under the Organization and Organizational Unit container objects.

``Container objects you can create'' describes each container object you can create and when to use it.

Container objects you can create

Container object	Description	When to use it
Country	Designates the countries where your network resides and organizes other objects within the country. You must always include the name type of the object in complete names when you include the Country container object in your Directory tree. Even when you refer to objects located in the same container object, you must designate the name type (CN, OU, or O) of the object.	This object is optional. If you choose to create a Country object, you can use it to represent the country where your organization headquarters resides or, if you have a multinational network, to represent each country that is a part of your network. You can create a Country container object only under the Root object.
Organization	Allows you to organize other objects in the Directory, to set defaults in a login script, and to create a user template for User objects you create in this container.	You can use an Organization object to designate a corporation, or location, and so on. The Organization object is mandatory. The Directory tree must include at least one of these containers. You can create an Organization object only under the Root or Country object.
Organizational Unit	Allows you to organize leaf objects in the Directory tree, to set defaults in a login script, and to create a user template for User objects you create in this container.	You can use an Organizational Unit object to designate a division, a business unit, or a project team. You can create multiple levels of Organizational Units. You can create Organizational Units in Organization objects and other Organizational Unit objects.

 Container object      Description           When to use it
 Country               Designates the        This object is
                       countries where       optional.
                       your network          If you choose to
                       resides and           create a Country
                       organizes other       object, you can use
                       objects within the    it to represent the
                       country.              country where your
                       You must always       organization
                       include the name      headquarters
                       type of the object    resides or, if you
                       in complete names     have a
                       when you include      multinational
                       the Country           network, to
                       container object in   represent each
                       your Directory        country that is a
                       tree. Even when you   part of your
                       refer to objects      network.
                       located in the same   You can create a
                       container object,     Country container
                       you must designate    object only under
                       the name type (CN,    the Root object.
                       OU, or O) of the
                       object.
 Organization          Allows you to         You can use an
                       organize other        Organization object
                       objects in the        to designate a
                       Directory, to set     corporation, or
                       defaults in a login   location, and so
                       script, and to        on.
                       create a user         The Organization
                       template for User     object is
                       objects you create    mandatory. The
                       in this container.    Directory tree must
                                             include at least
                                             one of these
                                             containers.
                                             You can create an
                                             Organization object
                                             only under the Root
                                             or Country object.
 Organizational Unit   Allows you to         You can use an
                       organize leaf         Organizational Unit
                       objects in the        object to designate
                       Directory tree, to    a division, a
                       set defaults in a     business unit, or a
                       login script, and     project team.
                       to create a user      You can create
                       template for User     multiple levels of
                       objects you create    Organizational
                       in this container.    Units.
                                             You can create
                                             Organizational
                                             Units in
                                             Organization
                                             objects and other
                                             Organizational Unit
                                             objects.