Namespaces

• Users
• Hosts
• Network addresses
• Files
• User groups

• Name types
  • Formulaic (e.g. pc01, pc02, dspin, gvour, ptsah, gpap02)
  • Thematic (e.g. thira, naxos, paros, kriti, thasos, samos, ithaki)
  • Functional (e.g. finance, admin, guest)
  • Free; first come first served
• Longevity policy (when are entries removed?)
• Scope policy (where is this namespace to be used? - in terms of geography and services)

• Adding new names
• Changing names
• Removing names
• All the above should preferably be centralised

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