Root Users and the Privilege Subsystem

Most LDAP directory servers typically have a single superuser (for example, cn=Directory Manager in the Sun Java System directory server), which is much like the root account in traditional UNIX^® systems. This account can bypass access controls and other restrictions that can be enforced for other users. In the directory server , however, two key changes are made to this model: it is possible to define multiple root users, and a privilege subsystem that makes it possible to control capabilities on a more fine-grained level.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Root User Accounts

• Privilege Subsystem

• Assigning Privileges to Normal Users

• Assigning Privileges to Root Users