Directory Tree Design - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.0 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

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The
examplePerson
attribute contains the special employee number assigned to each
employee.
In the future,
example.com
class as needed.

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creates a directory tree as follows:
example.com
The root of the directory tree is
dc=example,dc=com
The directory tree has four branch points:
and
ou=resources
All of
example.com
The people entries are all members of the
, and
inetOrgPerson
identifies each entry's DN. For example,
Babs Jensen (
uid=bjensen)
creates three roles, one for each department in
example.com
sales, marketing, and accounting.
Each person entry contains a role attribute which identifies the department to
which the person belongs.
these roles.
For more information about roles, refer to "About Roles," on page 71.
Two group branches are created under the
The first group,
cn=administrators
administrators that manage the directory contents.
Mail administrators use the second group,
mail accounts. This group corresponds to the administrators group used by
Netscape Messaging Server.
configures for Netscape Messaging Server is different from the group it creates
for Directory Server.
Two branches are created under the
rooms (
ou=conference rooms
object class allows one attribute, the
can add new attributes to the
example.com
.
.
's people entries are created under the
examplePerson
and Emily Stanton (
example.com
, contains entries for the directory
example.com
ou=resources
) and one for offices (
exampleID
examplePerson
's internet domain name:
,
ou=people
ou=groups
ou=people
,
person
organizationalPerson
object classes. The
uid
contains entries for
example.com
uid=estanton
can now create ACIs based upon
branch.
ou=groups
cn=messaging admin
makes sure that the group it
branch, one for conference
ou=offices
Chapter 8
Directory Design Examples
An Enterprise
attribute. This
example.com
object
,
ou=roles
branch.
,
attribute uniquely
).
:
example.com
, to manage
).
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