LDAP Group Class Map Page

Use this page to define a relationship between any LDAP class and an eDirectoryTM class. When an LDAP client requests LDAP class information from the LDAP server, the server returns the corresponding NDS® class information. The default LDAP Services for eDirectory configuration contains a predefined set of class and attribute mappings.

The Class Mappings are organized with the eDirectory class in the left column, and the corresponding LDAP primary class in the right column. You can sort either column, ascending or descending, by clicking the title bar. You can view and modify class mappings from the Modify button. From the Modify dialog box, if an LDAP class is no longer current, you can check the optional Obsolete box. The class will still be usable with the Obsolete box checked, however, the class will be flagged that it may disappear in a future version. There is also an optional Description field provided for informational purposes.

The LDAP snapin only shows the eDirectory name and the most common LDAP name or "primary name." Because it is possible that more than one LDAP class can map to a single NDS class, you can add additional LDAP class names by clicking on the Modify button. In the Modify dialog box, the Primary LDAP Class field contains the most popular LDAP class name. In the Secondary LDAP Classes field, you can enter any other LDAP class names that map to this NDS class.

To make it easier to manage the class mappings, a search box is provided near the bottom of the window. A search will query all of the primary and secondary LDAP class names stored in the mappings. In the query field, only exact text entries can be matched. Wild card or boolean operators are not supported. Search queries are case insensitive. Valid LDAP class names must begin with the characters a-z or A-Z, and can contain the following characters: a-z A-Z ; - 0-9 (a-z, A-Z, semicolon, dash, and 0-9).

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