Common User and Group LDAP Attributes
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a network protocol for editing and reading directories. It is often used to implement user databases or telephone directories.
Each record within an LDAP database has a number of attributes. Below is a list of the common ones often used to define user records and the groups that they are members of.
Groups
| LDAP | Description |
|---|---|
| createtimestamp | Create Date & Time |
| creatorsname | Creators Name |
| description | Group Description |
| displayname | displayname |
| modifiersname | Modifiers Name |
| modifytimestamp | Modification Date & Time |
| orclisvisble | Visibility Flag |
| owner | List of Owner DNs |
| uniquemember | List of Member DNs |
Users
| LDAP | Description |
|---|---|
| Email Address | |
| givenname | First Name |
| middleName | Middle Name |
| sn | Last Name |
| displayname | Known As |
| title | Job Title |
| description | Job Description |
| departmentNumber | Department |
| manager | Manager |
| telephonenumber | Work Phone |
| facsimileTelephoneNumber | Fax |
| mobile | Mobile Phone |
| street | Address |
| l | City |
| st | County |
| postalcode | Post Code |
| c | Country |
| jpegphoto | Photo |
Note : Some attributes can be single or multivalued so may contain more than one value. For example "uniquemember" is multivalued and can contain multiple DN values.
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