RE: which naming attribute ...

["Volpers, Helmut" <helmut.volpers@icn.siemens.de>]

Hi 

I think Bruce gives the correct definition.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Legg [mailto:steven.legg@adacel.com.au]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 11. Oktober 2000 04:12
> To: 'sanjay jain'; 'ldapext'
> Subject: RE: which naming attribute ... 
> 
> 
> 
> Sanjay,
> 
> Any desired naming attribute could be introduced by:
> 
> (1) subclassing the alias object class,

why do want subclassing of aliases ?
do you want to give an alias additional attributes  (e.g. TN or e-mail
address ?)

> (2) defining an auxiliary object class with the naming attribute and
>     adding the auxiliary class to the alias entry, or
> (3) putting the naming attribute in a DIT content rule for the alias
>     object class.
> 
> I lean towards (1).
> 
> I think there might be implementations that require the 
> naming attribute
> type of the alias to be the same as the aliased entry's 
> naming attribute.

But this is nowhere described in the standards ?

Helmut

> You might want to conform to that.
> 
> Regards,
> Steven
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sanjay jain [mailto:sanjay.jain@software.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 October 2000 11:49
> To: ldapext
> Subject: which naming attribute ... 
> 
> 
> which naming attribute can be used to create alias objects ? 
> thanks 
>