The information LDAP provides is stored in a directory information tree (DIT). The data itself is in LDAP data interchange format (LDIF). The DIT consists of hierarchically structured containers of information that follow a defined LDAP schema.
Typically, the default schema that is followed by most DITs suffices for most networks that use LDAP. However, the DIT is flexible. You can override the default structure of a DIT by specifying search descriptors in the client profile. For more discussion about search descriptors, see Service Search Descriptors and Schema Mapping.
The following table shows the containers of a DIT and the type of information each container stores.
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