Chapter 9. Extending the Directory Schema

The fields and lists in the Object Classes tab are described in Table 9.2, “Object Classes Tab

Reference”.

Field

Parent

OID

Description

The parent identifies the object class from which this object class inherits its attributes and structure. For example, the parent object for the inetOrgPerson object class is the organizationalPerson object. That means that an entry with the object class inetOrgPerson must also include the object class organizationalPerson.

Typically, to add new attributes for user entries, the parent is the inetOrgPerson object class.

To add new attributes for corporate entries, the parent is usually organization or organizationalUnit.

To add new attributes for group entries, the parent is usually groupOfNames or groupOfUniqueNames.

The object identifier of the attribute. An OID is a string, usually of dotted decimal numbers, that uniquely identifies an object, such as an object class or an attribute. If an OID is not specified, the Directory Server automatically uses object-class_name-oid. For example, if the object division is created without supplying an OID, the Directory Server automatically uses division-oidas the OID.

CAUTION

Using an alphanumeric OID such as division-oid is deprecated and strongly discouraged because it will lead to interoperability problems. Red Hat strongly encourages that you request your own OID prefix from IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority). For more information about OIDs or to

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