Re: rootdn in database

["Chen Xiao Di" <chenxd@openet.com.cn>]

hi:
  In OpenLDAP 2.* , you needn't add the rootDN in the DIT at all, indeed , 
we can add a Manager Dn to describe some info of the root Manager, but this 
is not must do that . 

                   lucky:P) by China,X.D.Chen 





Marian Steinbach writes: 

> Hi! 
>
> In OpenLDAP 1.2* you definitely need the root dn object in the database. 
>
> The objectclass is whatever your root DN indicates. For example: 
>
> If your root DN is 
>
>   ou=People, o=My Company, c=US 
>
> then your root object has to have the objectclass 
>
>   objectclass: organizationalUnit 
>
> and 
>
>   ou: People 
>
> because this is what "ou" comes from. 
>
> I don't know how how OpenLDAP 2.* behaves regarding this, but I guess it
> hasn't changed. 
>
> Marian 
>
>
> Greg Jones wrote:
> > Hello All, 
> >
> > Here's an easy one for you. 
> >
> > Does the rootdn have to be added to the database to be usable? If so
> > what's objectclass should it use? 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -- Greg