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Object Classes and Object Class Identifiers

An object class is an attribute of an entry. It specifies which attributes the entry can have.

An Object Class Identifier is a unique value that identifies an object class.

You define an object class by specifying its object identifier, a name, an alternate name, a subclass, an object class kind, a list of must-contain and a list of may-contain attributes or attribute sets, and a description.

Example: Object Class Definition

set object-class 1.3.6.1.4.5 = {

name = organizationalUnit
subclass-of top
kind = structural
must-contain
	organizationalUnitName
may-contain
	organizationalAttributeSet
description = "X.500 Organizational Unit Object Class"

};