HP UX Red Hat Direry Server Software manual Creating Suffixes, Configuring Directory Databases

Chapter 3. Configuring Directory Databases

•Section 1.1, “Creating Suffixes”

•Section 1.2.1, “Using Referrals in a Suffix”

1.1. Creating Suffixes

Both root and sub suffixes can be created to organize the contents of the directory tree. A root suffix is the parent of a sub suffix. It can be part of a larger tree designed for the Directory Server. A sub suffix is a branch underneath a root suffix. The data for root and sub suffixes are contained by databases.

A directory might contain more than one root suffix. For example, an ISP might host several websites, one for example.com and one for redhat.com. The ISP would create two root suffixes, one corresponding to the dc=example,dc=com naming context and one corresponding to the dc=redhat,dc=com naming context, as shown in Figure 3.2, “A Sample Directory Tree with Two Root Suffixes”.

Figure 3.2. A Sample Directory Tree with Two Root Suffixes

It is also possible to create root suffixes to exclude portions of the directory tree from search operations. For example, Example Corporation wants to exclude their European office from a search on the general Example Corporation directory. To do this, they create two root suffixes. One root suffix corresponds to the general Example Corporation directory tree, dc=example,dc=com, and one root suffix corresponds to the European branch of their directory tree, l=europe,dc=example,dc=com. From a client application's perspective, the directory tree looks as illustrated in Figure 3.3, “A Sample Directory Tree with a Root Suffix Off Limits to Search Operations”.

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