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Container Properties (for LDAP Directories Only)

In an LDAP directory, a container groups objects of a specific type. When a container is specified, Identity Manager handles only entries in the container. For example, when you specify the container ou=People, Identity Manager handles only users who exist in the People container.

Note: Users and groups that exist in the LDAP directory but not in the defined container may appear in the User Console. You may experience problems when managing those users and groups.

Containers group users and groups only. You cannot specify a container for organizations.

The properties of a container are as follows:

• objectclass

  Specifies the LDAP object class of the container where objects of a specific type are created. For example, the default value for the user container is "top,organizationalUnit," which indicates that users are created in LDAP organizational units (ou).

• ID

  Specifies the attribute that stores the container name, for example, ou. The attribute is paired with the Name value to form the relative DN of the container, as in the following example:

  ou=People

• Name

  Specifies the container name.