Defining schema on an LDAP server

 

The i5/OS® LDAP server (IBM® Directory Server) is shipped with the LDAP schema already defined. However, if you are using an LDAP server other than IBM Directory Server, you can define your own schema on that server.

 

LDAP schema

If you decide to define your own schema on an LDAP server, the following information might be useful to you.

Network authentication service requires the following LDAP schema definitions, where:

 

LDAP object classes

Object Requires Allows
domain dc description seeAlso
ibmCom1986-Krb-KerberosService serviceName ibmCom1986-Krb-KerberosRealm ipServicePort description seeAlso
domain dc objectClass description seeAlso

LDAP attributes

Attribute Type Size Value
dc caseIgnoreString 64 single
description caseIgnoreString 1024 multiple
ibmCom1986-Krb-KerberosRealm caseExactString 256 single
ipServicePort integer 11 single
seeAlso DN 1000 multiple
serviceName caseIgnoreString 256 single

 

Parent topic:

Defining realms in the LDAP server