Re: adding attributes to an existing object class

[Anthony Dean <adean@microcenter.com>]

Jim Howell wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>         I'm still abit new to LDAP so please bear with me here.  I've read a bunch
> from the list archives as to how to add a new objectclass by using your own
> local.oc.conf and local.at.conf files and including them in the slapd.conf
> which seems straightforward enough.  However I'd like to know if anyone has
> added attributes to an existing objectclass, for example adding the
> "campus_phone" attribute to the "person" objectclass.  Thanks in advance
> for any help you can offer.
> Jim Howell

Most of the existing objectclasses are already a defacto standard; if
you want to add to one I would copy it and add whatever you want to the
copy.  That way if you ever switch LDAP implementations you won't have
to modify it, you just continue to use your own objectclass.

Anthony Dean