Appendix A. LDAP Data Interchange Format

Field

Definition

 

 

[id]

Optional. A positive decimal number

 

representing the entry ID. The database

 

creation tools generate this ID automatically.

 

Never add or edit this value yourself.

 

 

dn: distinguished_name

Specifies the distinguished name for the

 

entry.

 

 

objectClass: object_class

Specifies an object class to use with this

 

entry. The object class identifies the types of

 

attributes, or schema, allowed and required

 

for the entry. See Chapter 9, Extending the

 

Directory Schema for information on

 

customizing the schema.

 

 

attribute_type

Specifies a descriptive attribute to use with

 

the entry. The attribute should be defined

 

either in the schema. See Chapter 9,

 

Extending the Directory Schema for

 

information on customizing the schema.

 

 

[subtype]

Optional. Specifies subtype, language, binary,

 

or pronunciation. Use this tag to identify the

 

language in which the corresponding attribute

 

value is expressed or whether the attribute

 

value is binary or a pronunciation of an

 

attribute value. For information on attribute

 

subtypes, see Section 1.3.8, “Adding an

 

Attribute Subtype”. For a complete list of the

 

supported subtypes tags, see Table D.2,

 

“Supported Language Subtypes”.

 

 

attribute_value

Specifies the attribute value to be used with

 

the attribute type.

 

 

Table A.1. LDIF Fields

NOTE

The LDIF syntax for representing a change to an entry in the directory is different from the syntax described in Table A.1, “LDIF Fields”. For information on using LDIF to modify directory entries, see Chapter 2, Creating Directory Entries.

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