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HP UX Direry Server manual Local enterprise directory tree design

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9.1.3 Local enterprise directory tree design

Based on the data and schema design described in the preceding sections, Example Corp. creates the following directory tree:

•The root of the directory tree is Example Corp.'s Internet domain name: dc=example, dc=com.

•The directory tree has four branch points: ou=people, ou=groups, ou=roles, and ou=resources.

•All Example Corp.'s people entries are created under the ou=people branch.

The people entries are all members of the person, organizationalPerson, inetOrgPerson, and examplePerson object classes. The uid attribute uniquely identifies each entry's DN. For example, Example Corp. contains entries for Babs Jensen (uid=bjensen) and Emily Stanton (uid=estanton).

•They create three roles, one for each department in Example Corp.: sales, marketing, and accounting.

Each person entry contains a role attribute which identifies the department to which the person belongs. Example Corp. can now create ACIs based on these roles.

For more information about roles, see “About roles”.

•They create two group branches under the ou=groups branch.

The first group, cn=administrators, contains entries for the directory administrators, who manage the directory contents.

The second group, cn=messaging admin, contains entries for the mail administrators, who manage mail accounts. This group corresponds to the administrators group used by the messaging server. Example Corp. ensures that the group it configures for the messaging server is different from the group it creates for Directory Server.

•They create two branches under the ou=resources branch, one for conference rooms (ou=conference rooms) and one for offices (ou=offices).

•They create a class of service (CoS) that provides values for the mailquota attribute depending on whether an entry belongs to the administrative group.

This CoS gives administrators a mail quota of 100GB while ordinary Example Corp. employees have a mail quota of 5GB.

See “About class of service” for more information about class of service.

The following diagram illustrates the directory tree resulting from the design steps listed above:

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UX Direry Server specifications

HP UX Directory Server is a robust and scalable solution designed for managing directory information within enterprise networks. Developed by Hewlett-Packard (HP), this server offers an extensive set of features tailored to meet the needs of organizations that require an efficient way to store, manage, and retrieve identity and access data.

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Integration with existing identity management solutions is streamlined through connectors and APIs, allowing organizations to extend their directory services and enhance user experience.

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