Group Attributes

The group schema is used when building Account-Group objects which are used to hold entitlements shared across identities.

Common name(s) for which the entity is known

Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. If the object corresponds to a person, it is typically the person's full name.

For example:

  • Martin K Smith

  • Marty Smith

  • printer12

Identifies the group's unique member

Directory path to the object

This is an Account ID which must not be changed.

Names of the organization

Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example:

  • xyz

  • xyz Technologies, Inc.

  • xyz, Incorporated

Names of the organizational unit

Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example:

  • Sales

  • Human Resources

  • Information Technologies

Distinguished names of objects that have ownership responsibility for the owned objects

Each owner's name is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example, the mailing list object, whose DN is cn=All Employees, ou=Mailing List,o=xyz, Inc., is owned by the Human Resources Director.
Therefore, the value of the owner attribute within the mailing list object is the DN of the director (role): cn=Human Resources Director,ou=employee,o=xyz, Inc..

Human-readable descriptive phrases about the object

Each description is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example:

  • Updates are done every Saturday, at 1am.

  • distribution list for sales