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presence index

Allows searches for entries that contain a specific indexed attribute.

protocol

A set of rules that describes how devices on a network exchange information.

protocol data unit

See PDU.

proxy authenticat ion

A special form of authentication where the user requesting access to the directory does not

bind with its own DN but with a proxy DN.

proxy DN

Used with proxied authorization. T he proxy DN is the DN of an entry that has access

permissions to the target on which the client-application is attempting to perform an operation.

PTA

Mechanism by which one Directory Server consults another to check bind credentials. Also

pass-through authentication.

PTA directory server

In pass-through authentication (PTA), the PTA Directory Server is the server that sends

(passes through) bind requests it receives to the authenticating directory server.

PTA LDAP URL

In pass-through authentication, the URL that defines the authenticating directory server, pass-

through subtree(s), and optional parameters.

RAM

Random access memory. The physical semiconductor-based memory in a computer.

Information stored in RAM is lost when the computer is shut down.

rc.local

A file on Unix machines that describes programs that are run when the machine starts. It is also

called /etc/rc.local because of its location.

RDN

The name of the actual entry itself, before the entry's ancestors have been appended to the

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