Red Hat 8.1 User Manual

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supplier server then replays these modifications on the replicas stored on replica servers or on
other masters, in the case of multi-master replication.

character type

Distinguishes alphabetic characters from numeric or other characters and the mapping of
upper-case to lower-case letters.

ciphertext

Encrypted information that cannot be read by anyone without the proper key to decrypt the
information.

class definition

Specifies the information needed to create an instance of a particular object and determines
how the object works in relation to other objects in the directory.

class of service

See

CoS

classic CoS

A classic CoS identifies the template entry by both its DN and the value of one of the target
entry's attributes.

client

See

LDAP client

code page

An internal table used by a locale in the context of the internationalization plug-in that the
operating system uses to relate keyboard keys to character font screen displays.

collation order

Provides language and cultural-specific information about how the characters of a given
language are to be sorted. This information might include the sequence of letters in the
alphabet or how to compare letters with accents to letters without accents.

consumer

Server containing replicated directory trees or subtrees from a supplier server.

consumer server

In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied from a different server is
called a consumer for that replica.

CoS

A method for sharing attributes between entries in a way that is invisible to applications.

CoS definition entry

Identifies the type of CoS you are using. It is stored as an LDAP subentry below the branch it
affects.

CoS template entry

Contains a list of the shared attribute values.