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Re: dc question

>>>>dc is "Domain Component"
>>>>example.com is Example Company.
>>>>One could also have 
>>>>dc=laboratory,dc=example,dc=com
>>>objectclass: dcObject
>>>>objectclass: organization
>>>>o: Example companies' Laboratory
>>>>dc: labs
>>>Doesn't the dc attribute have to be the same as what is specified in
>>>the DN?    
>>It should be, yes.
>Is that a requirement or just "best practice"?

I don't believe OpenLDAP enforces the correspondence of the RDN to an
attribute,  but it should be considered a requirement.  It is certainly
a best practice.