Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Robert Wong
cn: Bob Wong
sn: Wong
givenName: Robert
givenName: Bob
mail: [e-mail]
userPassword: {sha}nn2msx761
telephoneNumber: 2881
roomNumber: 211
ou: Manufacturing
ou: people
dn: ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: organizationalUnit
ou: groups
description: Fictional example organizational unit
6. Storing Information in Multiple Languages
If the directory contains a single language, it is not necessary to do anything special to add a
new entry to the directory. However, if an organization is multinational, it may be necessary to
store information in multiple languages so that users in different locales can view directory
information in their own language.
When information in the directory is represented in multiple languages, the server associates
language tags with attribute values. When a new entry is added, the attribute values used in the
RDN (relative distinguished name, the naming attribute) must be provided without any language
codes.
Multiple languages can be stored for a single attribute. In this case, the attribute types are the
same, but each value has a different language code.
For a list of the languages supported by Directory Server and their associated language tags,
see Section 2, “Identifying Supported Locales”.
NOTE
The language tag has no effect on how the string is stored within the directory.
All object class and attribute strings are stored using UTF-8. The user is
responsible for converting the data used in the LDIF to UTF-8. The iconv or
uconv command provided by most operating systems can be used to convert
data from the native characterset into UTF-8.
For example, Example Corporation has offices in the United States and France and wants
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