Directory services allow one to search for contact information for a person or business. This benefits the user because it is a quick and easy way to retrieve this type of information.
The default home directory is /home/user (where "user" is the username), sometimes shortened to "~".
"cd /" will move the user to the root directory, assuming the user has permission to move to this directory, and the user has not been chroot'ed to a specific directory (which will cause "cd /" to move the user to that named directory, instead of the system's root).
The root directory is the top level directory of the entire file system. Every branch starts from there. The current working directory is where you happen to be in the tree at the moment. If the root is always "/" and my process is in the directory /usr/local/bin/test/data, then the root directory is still "/" and my working directory is currently /usr/local/bin/test/data
Dial in
The root directory is /. The home directory is /home/user.
Each user (on a multi-user computer) has a home directory, and it is the first directory shown after a user logs in. For instance: rodney@downstairs:~$ shows that my user name is rodney, my host or computer name is 'downstairs', the tilde '~' shows that I am in my home directory, and the dollar sign '$' shows that all is ready for me to type in a command. Typing the command 'pwd' (without the single quotes) in a terminal will show which directory you are in - pwd means 'print working directory'. The command 'ls' will list all directories.
In Unix, the parent directory is the directory that contains the current directory. It is represented by the symbol .. (two dots). When navigating the file system, you can use this symbol to move up one level in the directory hierarchy. For example, if you are in /home/user/documents, the parent directory would be /home/user.
By default there is no such directory as you have defined. The probability is that it is temp directory for the defined specific user.
A commonly used **protocol to access information stored in a directory** is **LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)**. What is LDAP? LDAP is an **application protocol** used to access and maintain **distributed directory information services** over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is used for **querying and modifying items** in directory services like **Active Directory**, *OpenLDAP*, and others. Example Use Cases: User authentication in networks Accessing email address directories Managing organizational hierarchies or permissions
Active directory users are nothing but the ones those are authenticated or able to access the directory with all the benefits of directory
By using universal group membership caching.
When a user logs in to a Unix system, the current working directory normally starts at the directory/file