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Set Up Aliases

An alias entry is a directory entry that contains the name of another entry. When you search or browse a directory, you can decide whether to resolve aliases (show the details of the target entry) or to show the details of the alias entry itself.

Aliases are a powerful mechanism where you want one entry to have two names.

However, if you do not use them properly, the result can be inconsistent DITs and degraded performance. Following aliases during operations has an additional cost. To increase performance, use aliases sparingly or not at all.

Also, aliases are generally not expanded when they point to an entry in another DSA.