Directory Server User Entries

The following user entry notes may be of interest to the directory administrator:

• User entries use the inetOrgPerson, organizationalPerson, and person object classes.

• By default, the distinguished name for users is of the form:

  cn=full name, ou=organization, ...,o=base organization, c=country

  For example, if a user entry for Billie Holiday is created within the organizational unit Marketing, and the directory’s base DN is o=Ace Industry, c=US, then the person’s DN is:

  cn=Billie Holiday, ou=Marketing, o=Ace Industry, c=US

  However, note that you can change this format to a uid-based distinguished name.

• The values on the user form fields are stored as the following LDAP attributes (note that any stored information other than 'user’ and 'group’ requires a full Directory Server license):

Table 3–1 LDAP Attributes

User Field	Corresponding LDAP Attribute
Given Name	givenName
Surname	sn
Full Name	cn
User ID	uid
Password	userPassword
Email Address	mail

The following fields are also available when editing the user entry:

Table 3–2 User Entry LDAP Attributes

User Field	Corresponding LDAP Attribute
Title	title
Telephone	telephoneNumber

• Sometimes a user’s name can be more accurately represented in characters of a language other than the default language. You can select your preferred language so that their names will be displayed in the characters of selected language, even if the default language is English. For more information regarding setting a user’s preferred language, see the Manage Users page in the online help.