Expand glossary with new terms and definitions - Letter R, I, by MariaBego56 · Pull Request #451 · canonical/ubuntu-server-documentation

MariaBego56 · 2025-12-18T07:25:45Z

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Expanded and added definitions mainly for letter R, but also some in B, I, and N
Added definitions for BaseDN, BindDN, IP address, LDAP, Non-routable, ROM, rootDN, rootfs, rootPW, and routable.

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Added definitions for BaseDN, BindDN, IP address, LDAP, Non-routable, ROM, rootDN, rootfs, rootPW, and routable.

s-makin

Hi @MariaBego56, I'm so sorry for the slow response, I completely missed this PR!

Thank you for your hard work continuing to fill in the glossary. I really like how concise you've been able to make these descriptions. It's not easy at all!

I've left some suggestions inline - mostly it's to remove the cross-linking between terms in the glossary. The "related terms" is intended to be for whatever the parent topic is in the Server docs so users know which section is most relevant to what they're looking up.

I've also suggested trimming down the "see also" links because having long lists makes it harder for users to chase down the relevant information they're looking for. Ideally, we would try to keep the reader inside the documentation, so we should provide a link to the most relevant page in the Server docs where we have one, then if we don't have one, a link to the official Upstream documentation, and if you can't find official docs (e.g. for conceptual things) then wikipedia is fine. I've left suggestions for replacements if that helps!

Please let me know if I can clarify any of these points :)

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:32:14Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    * {term}`BindDN`
+    * {term}`rootPW`
+    * {term}`rootDN`
+


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* {term}`BindDN`

* {term}`rootPW`

* {term}`rootDN`

* OpenLDAP

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:32:36Z

docs/reference/glossary.md


 BindDN
-    *Work in Progress*
+Bin Distinguished Name


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Bin Distinguished Name

Bind Distinguished Name

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:32:46Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

 BindDN
-    *Work in Progress*
+Bin Distinguished Name
+    BinDN is the account credentials you use to connect to {term}`LDAP`. The "login name" in LDAP's Distinguished Name format.


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BinDN is the account credentials you use to connect to {term}`LDAP`. The "login name" in LDAP's Distinguished Name format.

BindDN is the account credentials you use to connect to {term}`LDAP`. The "login name" in LDAP's Distinguished Name format.

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:33:02Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    * {term}`BaseDN`
+    * {term}`rootPW`
+    * {term}`rootDN`


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* {term}`BaseDN`

* {term}`rootPW`

* {term}`rootDN`

* OpenLDAP

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:33:46Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    * [Types of IP addresses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address) and also (https://surfshark.com/blog/types-of-ip-addresses?srsltid=AfmBOootFd41l6RuqpGZR5Zxwm-3ervwdkWxvXLyJbRtRGxNmhdiTrmk)
+    * [IP address functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address)


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* [Types of IP addresses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address) and also (https://surfshark.com/blog/types-of-ip-addresses?srsltid=AfmBOootFd41l6RuqpGZR5Zxwm-3ervwdkWxvXLyJbRtRGxNmhdiTrmk)

* [IP address functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address)

* [Types of IP addresses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address)

We only need to show the one link here :)

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:39:47Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    Related topic(s):
+    * {term}`BaseDN`
+    * {term}`BindDN`
+    * {term}`rootPW`


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Related topic(s):

* {term}`BaseDN`

* {term}`BindDN`

* {term}`rootPW`

Related topic(s):

* OpenLDAP

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:40:25Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

 rootfs
 Root File System
-    *Work in Progress*
+    rootfs is the top-level filesystem that contains all the essential files needed to boot and run a Linux/Unix system. It is the foundation upon what everthing else is built.


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rootfs is the top-level filesystem that contains all the essential files needed to boot and run a Linux/Unix system. It is the foundation upon what everthing else is built.

rootfs is the top-level filesystem that contains all the essential files needed to boot and run a Linux/Unix system. It is the foundation everything else is built upon.

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:41:24Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    See also:
+    * [Types of roofs](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03.html)
+    * [Boot process and rootfs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFsMB6FoOs)


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See also:

* [Types of roofs](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03.html)

* [Boot process and rootfs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFsMB6FoOs)

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:41:59Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+
+rootPW
+Root Password
+    rootPW is the administrative password that grants full access to the rootDN account. RootPW and {term}`rootDN gives full administrative access to {term}`LDAP`


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rootPW is the administrative password that grants full access to the rootDN account. RootPW and {term}`rootDN gives full administrative access to {term}`LDAP`

rootPW is the administrative password that grants full access to the rootDN account. RootPW and rootDN give full administrative access to LDAP.

s-makin · 2026-01-30T14:42:23Z

docs/reference/glossary.md

+    Related topic(s):
+    * {term}`non-ruotable`
+    * {term}`IP address`


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Related topic(s):

* {term}`non-ruotable`

* {term}`IP address`

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Added definitions for BaseDN, BindDN, IP address, LDAP, Non-routable, ROM, rootDN, rootfs, rootPW, and routable.

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	BinDN is the account credentials you use to connect to {term}`LDAP`. The "login name" in LDAP's Distinguished Name format.
	BindDN is the account credentials you use to connect to {term}`LDAP`. The "login name" in LDAP's Distinguished Name format.

		* [Types of IP addresses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address) and also (https://surfshark.com/blog/types-of-ip-addresses?srsltid=AfmBOootFd41l6RuqpGZR5Zxwm-3ervwdkWxvXLyJbRtRGxNmhdiTrmk)
		* [IP address functions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address)

	rootfs is the top-level filesystem that contains all the essential files needed to boot and run a Linux/Unix system. It is the foundation upon what everthing else is built.
	rootfs is the top-level filesystem that contains all the essential files needed to boot and run a Linux/Unix system. It is the foundation everything else is built upon.

	See also:
	* [Types of roofs](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03.html)
	* [Boot process and rootfs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFsMB6FoOs)

	rootPW is the administrative password that grants full access to the rootDN account. RootPW and {term}`rootDN gives full administrative access to {term}`LDAP`
	rootPW is the administrative password that grants full access to the rootDN account. RootPW and rootDN give full administrative access to LDAP.

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Expanded and added definitions mainly for letter R, but also some in B, I, and N Added definitions for BaseDN, BindDN, IP address, LDAP, Non-routable, ROM, rootDN, rootfs, rootPW, and routable.

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Expanded and added definitions mainly for letter R, but also some in B, I, and N
Added definitions for BaseDN, BindDN, IP address, LDAP, Non-routable, ROM, rootDN, rootfs, rootPW, and routable.