Table 7-2 User schema that are the same in Directory Server and Windows servers

cn

physicalDeliveryOfficeName

description

postOfficeBox

destinationIndicator

postalAddress

facsimileTelephoneNumber

postalCode

givenName

registeredAddress

homePhone

sn

homePostalAddress

st

initials

street

l

telephoneNumber

mail

teletexTerminalIdentifier

manager

telexNumber

mobile

title

o

userCertificate

ou

x121Address

pager

 

7.3.2 User schema differences between Directory Server and Active Directory

Although Active Directory supports the same basic X.500 object classes as Directory Server, there are a few incompatibilities of which administrators should be aware.

7.3.2.1 Values for cn attributes

In Directory Server, the cn attribute can be multi-valued, while in Active Directory this attribute must have only a single value. When the Directory Server cn attribute is synchronized, then, only one value is sent to the Active Directory peer.

What this means for synchronization is that,potentially, if a cn value is added to an Active Directory entry and that value is not one of the values for cn in Directory Server, then all the Directory Server cn values are overwritten with the single Active Directory value.

One other important difference is that Active Directory uses the cn attribute attribute as its naming attribute, where Directory Server uses uid. This means that there is the potential to rename the entry entirely if the cn attribute is edited in the Directory Server. If that cn change is written over to the Active Directory entry, then the entry is renamed, and the new named entry is written back over to Directory Server. This only happens, however, if the cn attribute is synchronized. If the change is not synchronized, then the entry is not renamed.

7.3.2.2 Password policies

Both Active Directory and Directory Server can enforce password policies such as password minimum length or maximum age. Windows Sync makes no attempt to ensure that the policies are consistent, enforced, or synchronized. If password policy is not consistent in both Directory Server and Active Directory, then password changes made on one system may fail when synched to the other system. The default password syntax setting on Directory Server mimics the default password complexity rules that Active Directory enforces.

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UX Direry Server specifications

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