Re: Attributes

[David J N Begley <david@avarice.nepean.uws.edu.au>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Samir Desai wrote:

> Where can I find list of all attributes for slapd.at.conf along with their
> definitions?

The attributes that you can add to slapd.at.conf depend on the schema you want
to use;  the schema definition will generally include the mandatory/optional
attributes, plus include a pointer to the definition of those attributes.

> Is there an attribute called "uid" & what value does it take?

Yes - see RFC 1274 s9.3.1.  Despite the fact that it's called "userid", it's
still the same thing.  The type is "cis" (case ignore string).

> Can it be equated to a login name inorder to authenticate the user to the
> Directory Server?

If you want to...

> Can a dn be constructed as "mail=someone@someplace.org,o=Org Name,c=Country"
> instead of "cn=Common Name,o=Org Name,c=Country"?  It just appears to me 
> that the dn would be absolutely unique with the mail attribute rather than
> the cn.

You're not forced to use the "cn" attribute as the left-most (RDN) component
of the DN.

> And finally, Is there some documentation avaialable on the web that will 
> explain a directory newbie, how to construct schema's, how to 
> define/construct object classes, if possible & how to assign attributes to 
> various object for efficient directory operations?

Read this:

  "IBM: Understanding LDAP"
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg244986.pdf

Browse this:

  "An LDAP Roadmap & FAQ"
  http://www.kingsmountain.com/ldapRoadmap.shtml

Buy this:

  "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services"
  http://www.ldapcentral.com/books.html#1

Cheers..


dave