Specifications

Appendix B Mac OS X Directory Data 281
Standard Attributes in Group Records
The following table describes the standard attributes found in Open Directory group
records. Use this information when working in Workgroup Manager’s Inspector
pane or when mapping group attributes with Directory Utility (located in Accounts
preferences).
Mac OS X group attribute Format Example values
RecordName:
Name associated with a group
ASCII characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9, _ Science
Science_Dept
Science.Teachers
Nonzero length, maximum 255
bytes (85 triple-byte to 255
single-byte characters).
RealName:
Usually the group’s full name
UTF-8 text Science Department Teachers
Nonzero length, maximum 255
bytes (85 triple-byte to 255
single-byte characters).
PrimaryGroupID:
A unique identier for the group
Signed 32-bit ASCII string of
digits 0–9
Normally unique among all
group records.
GroupMembership:
A list of short names of user
records that are considered part
of the group
ASCII characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9,
_,-
bsmith, jdoe
Can be an empty list (normally
for users’ primary group).
HomeDirectory:
The location of an AFP-based
home folder for the group
Structured UTF-8 text <home_dir> <url>afp://
server/sharept</url>
<path>grouphomedir</path></
home_dir>
In the following example, the
Science group’s home folder
is K-M/Science, which resides
beneath the Groups share point
directory:
<home_dir> <url>afp://
example.com/Groups</url>
<path>K-M/Science</path></
home_dir>
Member:
Same data as GroupMembership
but each is used by dierent
services of Mac OS X Server
ASCII characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9,
_,-
bsmith, jdoe
Can be an empty list (normally
for users’ primary group).