Netlogon – Siemens Unix V4.0 User Manual
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Glossary
Product Manual
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member server
A
server
in a
domain
, which retains and uses a copy of the
user account database
of the domain but does not verify netlogon requests.
This
server role
is not supported with Advanced Server for UNIX. In the case of
an upgrade installation from LAN Manager/X, a member server receives the
server role
backup domain controller
.
messenger
This
service
enables the
administrator
to send a message to a particular
client
user or to all client users in the
local network
.
message POPUP
A field on a
in which the incoming messages from other network users are
shown when the
messenger
and the
Net POPUP
services are active.
NetBIOS
A software module which connects the operating system to the
local network
hardware and allows communication between the
clients
and the network.
Netlogon
This
service
implements
Netlogon security
. If Netlogon is operating on one
server
in the
domain
, then all
usernames
and
passwords
, which must be specified by all
logged on users in the domain, are centrally verified. Netlogon runs on all
servers participating in Netlogon security. This means that the
user account
databases
are copied to all servers in the domain. See also
and
Netlogon domain
The domain in which the users log on to the
local network
.
Netlogon process
Stating of
usernames
and
passwords
in order to access the
l
ocal network
. When
the
connection
to the resource is established, Advanced Server for UNIX verifies
the username and password before access is granted. For
domains
with
Netlogon security
, the username and password must correspond to a valid user
account on the
primary domain controller
.
Net POPUP
A client service which issues messages on the screen as they arrive from other
users of the
local network
or
server
.