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Mapping Locations and Entry Types
newtype orgperson "Person" cn acct hr pay pd test
newtype NTperson "NT Person" cn acct hr pay pd test
newtype groupun "Group" cn groups
newtype orgunit "Organizational Unit"ou org
newtype org "Organization" o country
In Example 5.1, locations defined in the newtype parameter (boldfaced)
correspond to handles defined in the location parameter (also boldfaced). The
friendly names (in quotes) in the third column indicate the choices that appear
in pull-down menus on gateway forms.
Note location parameter definitions in dsgw.conf must be listed before newtype
parameter definitions.
See Also
“Entry Types (Object Classes)” on page 45
Setting Up Organizational Units
Assuming that the root DN is set to o=airius.com, the mappings in Example 5.1
can be used to create people in the following organizational units:
ou=Accounting, o=airius.com
ou=Human Resources, o=airius.com
ou=Payroll, o=airius.com
ou=Product Development, o=airius.com
ou=Product Testing, o=airius.com
Configuring DN Formats for Entry
Types
UID-Based DN
When a person or NT person entry is added to the directory, the gateway
prompts for a unique DN. The unique DN is typically the user ID of a person in
the organization.
Although DN formats can be based on the common names of employees in the
organization, common names are frequently not unique within an organization.
