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Object Class Kind

The X.500/LDAP standards define the following three kinds of object classes:

• Abstract classes (for example, the object class top)
• Structural classes (for example, the object class inetOrgPerson)
• Auxiliary classes

If you do not define the kind for an object class, if the object class inherits top, the DSA assumes it to be structural class; otherwise the DSA assumes it to be auxiliary.