Storing Information In Multiple Languages - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Storing Information in Multiple Languages

dn: cn=Robert Wong,ou=People,example.com Corp,dc=example,dc=com
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Robert Wong
cn: Bob Wong
sn: Wong
givenName: Robert
givenName: Bob
mail: bwong@example.com
userPassword: {sha}nn2msx761
telephoneNumber: 2881
roomNumber: 211
ou: Manufacturing
ou: people
dn: ou=Groups,o=example.com Corp,dc=example,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: organizationalUnit
ou: groups
description: Fictional organizational unit for example purposes
Storing Information in Multiple Languages
If your directory contains a single language, you do not need to do anything
special to add a new entry to the directory. However, if your organization is
multinational, you may find it necessary to store information in multiple
languages so that users in different locales can view directory information in their
own language.
When information in your directory is represented in multiple languages, the
server associates language tags with attribute values. When you add a new entry,
you must provide attribute values used in the RDN (Relative Distinguished
Name) without any language codes.
You can even store multiple languages within a single attribute. When you do, the
attribute types are the same, but each value has a different language code.
For a list of the languages supported by Directory Server and their associated
language tags, see "Identifying Supported Locales," on page 614.
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