his appendix describes entry types and the required and optional attributes for each type of entry. Most of the attributes are optional, however, almost every entry type requires at least one complete attribute before the entry can be saved.
This appendix includes:
In many cases, an entry can have more than one type. Note that if the LDAP server uses schema checking, adding an entry without specifying values for the required fields will result in an object class violation error.
Attributes
The following defines the attributes used to describe an entry in the directory tree. Refer to Entry Types to determine which attributes are required and allowed for each entry.
Some attributes have a second, abbreviated internal ID. For example, the commonName and cn attributes are the same attribute. You can use either name in a search filter.
Each attribute field also has a corresponding format that describes the nature of the information held by that attribute. The possible formats are:
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