Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Field Definition
[id] Optional. A positive decimal number
representing the entry ID. The database
creation tools generate this ID automatically.
Never add or edit this value yourself.
dn: distinguished_name Specifies the distinguished name for the
entry.
objectClass: object_class Specifies an object class to use with this
entry. The object class identifies the types of
attributes, or schema, allowed and required
for the entry. See Chapter 9, Extending the
Directory Schema for information on
customizing the schema.
attribute_type Specifies a descriptive attribute to use with
the entry. The attribute should be defined
either in the schema. See Chapter 9,
Extending the Directory Schema for
information on customizing the schema.
[subtype] Optional. Specifies subtype, language, binary,
or pronunciation. Use this tag to identify the
language in which the corresponding attribute
value is expressed or whether the attribute
value is binary or a pronunciation of an
attribute value. For information on attribute
subtypes, see Section 1.3.8, “Adding an
Attribute Subtype”. For a complete list of the
supported subtypes tags, see Table D.2,
“Supported Language Subtypes”.
attribute_value Specifies the attribute value to be used with
the attribute type.
Table A.1. LDIF Fields
NOTE
The LDIF syntax for representing a change to an entry in the directory is different
from the syntax described in Table A.1, “LDIF Fields”. For information on using
LDIF to modify directory entries, see Chapter 2, Creating Directory Entries.
2. Continuing Lines in LDIF
Appendix A. LDAP Data Interchange Format
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