Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Although you can store binary data within an attribute that does not contain the binary subtype

(for example, jpegphoto), the binary subtype indicates to clients that multiple variants of the

attribute type may exist.

1.3.8.3. Pronunciation Subtype

Assigning the pronunciation subtype to an attribute indicates that the attribute value is a

phonetic representation. The subtype is added to the attribute name as attribute;phonetic.

This subtype is commonly used in combination with a language subtype for languages that have

more than one alphabet, where one is a phonetic representation.

This subtype is useful with attributes that are expected to contain user names, such as cn or

givenname. For example, givenname;lang-ja;phonetic indicates that the attribute value is

the phonetic version of the user's Japanese name.

1.3.8.4. Adding a Subtype to an Attribute

To add a subtype to an entry, do the following:

In the Directory tab of the Directory Server Console, right-click the entry to modify, and

select Properties from the pop-up menu.

Alternatively, double-click the entry to open the Property Editor.

2. Click Add Attribute. The Add Attribute dialog box opens.

3. Select the attribute to add from the list.

4. To assign a language subtype to the attribute, select the subtype from the Language

drop-down list.

Assign one of the other two subtypes, binary or pronunciation, from the Subtype drop-down

list.

5. Click OK to close the Add Attribute window, then click OK again to close the Property

Editor.

1.4. Deleting Directory Entries

To delete entries using the Directory Server Console, do the following:

1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.

For information on starting the Directory Server Console, see Section 4, “Starting the

Directory Server Console”.

2. Right-click the entry to delete in the navigation tree or in the right pane. To select multiple

Deleting Directory Entries