Account Attributes

Types of business performed by an organization. Each type is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• engineering

• finance

• sales

License plate or vehicle registration number associated with the user.

Names of an object. 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

Distinguished name by which the user is known.

Numerical designation for a department within your enterprise.

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

Country and city strings associated with the object (the addressee) required to provide the Public Telegram Service. The strings are composed in accordance with CCITT Recommendations F.1 and F.31. Each string is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• AASD as a destination indicator for Sydney, Australia.

• GBLD as a destination indicator for London, United Kingdom.

The directory will not ensure that values of this attribute conform to the F.1 and F.31 CCITT Recommendations. It is the application's responsibility to ensure destination indicators that it stores in this attribute are appropriately constructed.

Preferred name to be used for this person throughout the application.

Numerical identification key for this person within your enterprise.

Descriptive type for this user. For example:

• contractor

• full time

• part time

Telephone numbers and any required parameters for facsimile terminals. Each telephone number is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

Name strings that are the part of a person's name that is not their surname. Each string is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• John

• Sue

• David

List of groups of which this person is a member. For example:

• Sales

• Engineering

Employees home phone number.

Employees mailing address.

Strings of initials of some or all of an individual's names, except the surname(s). Each string is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• J. A.

• J

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) addresses, as defined in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Recommendation E.164. Each address is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example, 0198 444 444

Names of a locality or place, such as a city, county, or other geographic region. Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• Austin

• Chicago

• Brisbane

RFC822 mailbox for the user.

Distinguished name of the manager to whom this person reports.

Mobile telephone number of this person.

Names of an organization. Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• xyz

• xyz Technologies, Inc.

• xyz, Incorporated

Names of an organizational unit. Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• Sales

• Human Resources

• Information Technologies

Telephone number of this person's pager.

Names that a Postal Service uses to identify a specific post office. For example:

• Austin, Downtown Austin

• Chicago, Finance Station E

Postal box identifiers use by a postal service to locate a box on the premises of the Postal Service rather than a physical street address. Each postal box identifier is a single value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, Box 27

Addresses used by a Postal Service to perform services for the object. Each address is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, 1111 Elm St.$Austin$Texas$USA

Codes used by a Postal Service to identify postal service zones, also known as a zip code. Each code is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

For example, 78664 to identify Pflugerville, TX, in the USA.

Indication of the preferred method of getting a message to the object.

For example, if the mhs-delivery Delivery Method is preferred over telephone-delivery, which is preferred over all other methods, the value would be:

mhs $ telephone

Preferred written or spoken language of this person.

(Applicable only for Novell eDirectory managed system) Users password expiration time.

Must be added manually to support password reset for Novell eDirectory.

Postal addresses to be used for deliveries that must be signed for or require a physical recipient. Each address is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, Receptionist$xyz Technologies$6034 Courtyard Dr. $Austin, TX$USA

Room or office number or this person's normal work location.

Distinguished name of this person's secretary.

Distinguished names of objects that are related to the subject object. Each related object name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, the person object cn=Elvis Presley,ou=employee,o=xyz\, Inc. is related to the role objects cn=Bowling Team Captain,ou=sponsored activities,o=xyz\, Inc. and cn=Dart Team,ou=sponsored activities,o=xyz\, Inc. Since the role objects are related to the person object, the seeAlso attribute will contain the distinguished name of each role object as separate values.

Name strings for surnames, or family names. Each string is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, Smith

Full names of states or provinces. Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, Texas

Site information from a postal address (i.e., the street name, place, avenue, and the house number). Each street is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example, 15 Main St.

Telephone numbers that comply with the ITU Recommendation E.123. Each number is one value of this multi-valued attribute.

The withdrawal of recommendation F.200 has resulted in the withdrawal of this attribute.

Sets of strings that are a telex number, country code, and answerback code of a telex terminal. Each set is one value of this multi-valued attribute

Person's job title. Each title is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• Vice President

• Software Engineer

• CEO

Computer system login names associated with the object. Each name is one value of this multi-valued attribute. For example:

• s9709015

• admin

• Administrator

The values of the objectClass attribute describe the kind of object that an entry represents. The objectClass attribute is present in every entry, with at least two values. One of the values is either top or alias.