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SiteMinder User Directory Containers

An organization DN in a SiteMinder user directory typically has one or more sub DNs. Sub DNs are also called "containers" because they contain lists of information. The default names of these containers and the information they contain are:

• people—End users in the Siteminder user directory.
• roles—Roles used in the SiteMinder user directory.
• groups—Groups used in the SiteMinder user directory.
• orgadmin—Group for administrators who can manage the organizational unit.

Sub DNs are managed by the class SmDmsConfig. When you create an SmDmsConfig object, you can keep the default sub DN names or assign new ones.

Organization administrators are listed in the orgadmin container. In a hierarchical organization, an organization administrator listed in a given orgadmin container can manage the organizational unit associated with that container and any organizational units below it.