Re: basic directory structure

[Villy Kruse <vek@pharmapartners.nl>]

On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:40:49 +0200
> From: Louis-David Mitterrand <cunctator@apartia.ch>
> Reply-To: ldm@apartia.com
> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject: basic directory structure
> 
> What is the best directory structure to store vendors, clients, partners
> and other contacts of a company?
> 
> 1) use a hierarchy like: 
> 
> dc=com-->dc=our-company-->ou=Contacts-->ou=Vendors-->cn=Vendor Person1
>                                      |
>                                      `->ou=Clients-->cn=Client Person2
>                                      |
>                                      `->ou=Partners
> 
> 2) store contacts under their own hierarchy:
> 
> dc=com-->dc=client1-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person1
>       |
>       `->dc=client2-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person2
>       
> dc=net-->dc=client3-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person3
>       |
>       `->dc=client4-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person4
> 
> dc=org-->dc=client5-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person5
>       |
>       `->dc=client6-company-->ou=People-->cn=Person6
> 
> 


The top few levels dc=xx,dc=yy,dc=zz should realy be YOUR name and not the
name of your clients.  This would ensure that the entire dn name is
globally unique, as your domain name zz.yy.xx will be globaly unique if it
is your registered domain name.

-- 
Villy