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Old 11-27-2010, 04:44 AM   #1
birla.sunil
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basic terms of ldap


could u plz explore below terms in lay man language
that what are ...
dc,cn and ou in ldap
 
Old 11-27-2010, 05:21 AM   #2
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Hi,

dc: domain component
This refers to each component of the domain. For example www.google.com would be written as DC=www,DC=google,DC=com

cn: common name
This refers to the individual object (person's name; meeting room; recipe name; job title; etc.) for whom/which you are querying.

ou: organizational unit
This refers to the organizational unit (or sometimes the user group) that the user is part of. If the user is part of more than one group, you may specify as such, e.g., OU= Lawyer,OU= Judge.

Hope this helps.
 
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Old 11-27-2010, 05:23 AM   #3
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this book might help

http://www.amazon.com/LDAP-System-Ad.../dp/1565924916
 
Old 11-27-2010, 06:55 AM   #4
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That is an excellent book. It taught me a lot about ldap.
 
  


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