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Managing Object Classes
342 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • August 2002
Viewing Object Classes
To view information about all object classes that currently exist in your directory
schema:
1.
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2.
In the navigation tree, select the Schema folder and then select the Object
Classes tab in the right pane.
3.
In the Object Classes list, select the object class that you want to view.
This tab displays information about the standard or user-defined object class
you selected.
For information on the fields and lists in the Object Classes tab, refer to Table 9-2.
Table 9-2 Object Classes Tab Reference
Field or Pane Description
Parent The parent identifies the object class from which this object class inherits its
attributes and structure. For example, the parent object for the
inetOrgPerson
object class is the
organizationalPerson
object. That means that an entry with
the object class
inetOrgPerson
must also include the object class
organizationalPerson
.
Typically, if you want to add new attributes for user entries, the parent would be
the
inetOrgPerson
object class. If you want to add new attributes for corporate
entries, the parent is usually
organization
or
organizationalUnit
. If you
want to add new attributes for group entries, the parent is usually
groupOfNames
or
groupOfUniqueNames
.
OID The object identifier of the object class.
An OID is a string, usually of dotted decimal numbers, that uniquely identifies an
object, such as an object class or an attribute. If you do not specify an OID, the
Directory Server automatically uses ObjectClass_name
-oid
. For example, if you
create the object class
division
without supplying an OID, the Directory Server
automatically uses
division-oid
as the OID.
For more information about OIDs, or to request a prefix for your enterprise, send
mail to the IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) at iana@iana.org or visit
the IANA website at:
http://www.iana.org/
.
Object Classes This list contains all of the standard and user-defined object classes in the Directory
Server schema.
Required Attributes Contains a list of attributes that must be present in entries that use this object class.
Includes inherited attributes.