LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.15 Administrator's Guide

However, some directory servers (such as Windows Active Directory Server) do not provide
a list of supported syntaxes and/or matching rules as part of the directory server schema
search. To support Windows ADS, LDAP-UX provides the predefined LDAP directory
server definition file, /etc/opt/ldapux/schema/schema-ads.xml, which contains a
list of schema syntaxes that Windows Active Directory Server supports.
If you choose to use the ldapschema tool with the directory server other than Netscape/Red
Hat Directory Server or Windows Active Directory Server, and the LDAP directory server
doesn't provide a list of supported matching rules and syntaxes as part of the directory
server schema search. Then, you need to define your own supported matching rules and
syntaxes file. See the “LDAP Directory Server Definition File” (page 217) section for detailed
information on how to create an XML file containing supported matching rules and syntaxes
for your directory server.
• Mapping Rules For Unsupported Matching Rules and Syntaxes File
If matching rules and/or LDAP syntaxes used in attribute type definitions in the schema
definition file are not supported on the LDAP directory server, the ldapschema tool maps
them using alternate matching rules and syntaxes the LDAP server supports. LDAP-UX
provides the /etc/opt/ldapux/schema/map-rules.xml file which defines a list of
default substitution matching rules and syntaxes, and alternate matching rules and syntaxes.
See the “Mapping Unsupported Matching Rules and LDAP Syntaxes” (page 219) section for
details.
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