Configuration Guide › LDAP User Store Management › User, Group, and Organization Managed Object Descriptions › Managed Object Descriptions › Containers

Containers

To simplify administration, you can group objects of a specific type in a container. When you specify a container in the directory configuration file, CA IdentityMinder manages only entries in the container. For example, if you specify a user container named People, CA IdentityMinder manages users in the People container, as shown in the following illustrations:

• Hierarchical Directory

  

• Flat Directory

  

In these examples, all users exist in the People containers.

When you specify a container, note the following points:

• If no container exists in an organization, CA IdentityMinder creates the container as soon as the first entry is added. For a hierarchical directory, CA IdentityMinder creates the container in the organization where the entry is added. For flat directories and directories not supporting organizations, CA IdentityMinder creates the container under the search root, which you specify when you create the CA IdentityMinder directory.
• CA IdentityMinder ignores entries that are not in the specified container. For example, when you specify the People container, you cannot manage users existing outside of the People container.

  Note: To manage users who are not in the specified container, you can create another CA IdentityMinder environment.