Patent ID: 7171411
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing user schemas in a distributed computing system, the method comprising: creating a first global user identification for a first user; creating a second global user identification for a second user; creating a local user schema at a network node, the local user schema accessible by the first and the second users; mapping the first global user identification to the local user schema; mapping the second global user identification to the local user schema, wherein the steps of mapping are performed without using a user name; when the first user logs into the network node, assigning the local user schema to the first user with a first user role; when the second user logs into the network node, assigning the local user schema to the second user with a second user role; and wherein the first user and the second user have different privileges on the network node, a scope of the privilege for the first user is based at least partially on the first user role, and a scope of the privilege for the second user is based at least partially on the second user role.