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Specifying Directory Entries Using LDIF
494 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • May 2002
The organization name in the following example uses a comma:
dn: o="example.com Chile\\, S.A."
objectclass: top
objectclass: organization
o: “example.com Chile\\, S.A.”
description: Fictional company for example purposes
telephonenumber: 555-5556
Each element of the LDIF-formatted organization entry is defined in Table A-2.
Table A-2 LDIF Elements in Organization Entries
LDIF Element Description
dn:
distinguished_name Specifies the distinguished name for the entry. DNs
are described in the Netscape Directory Server
Deployment Guide. A DN is required.
objectClass: top
Required. Specifies the
top
object class.
objectClass: organization Specifies the
organization
object class. This line
defines the entry as an organization. See the Netscape
Directory Server Schema Reference for a list of the
attributes you can use with this object class.
o: organization_name Attribute that specifies the organization’s name. If the
organization name includes a comma, you must
escape the comma by either a single backslash and the
entire organization argument must be enclosed in
quotation marks. However, if you are working with a
UNIX shell, this backslash will also need escaping
which means that you will have to use two
backslashes. For example, to set the suffix to
example.com Bolivia, S.A
. you would enter
“o: example.com Bolivia\\, S.A.”
on UNIX
machines or
“o: example.com Bolivia\,
S.A.”
on Windows.
list_of_attributes Specifies the list of optional attributes that you want to
maintain for the entry. See the Netscape Directory
Server Schema Reference for a list of the attributes you
can use with this object class.