Re: Eliminating Must attributes

[Norbert Klasen <norbert.klasen@daasi.de>]

--On Donnerstag, 6. September 2001 22:51 -0700 lin s <lin_lin123@yahoo.com> 
wrote:

> hi all,
>
> I have added some entries using ldapadd.
> I require to create a address book which could have
> the following attributes in
> file
> userid:- lins
> Name:- Lin S
> mail: lins@ubm.com.edu
>
> In order to get the all the above attribute i used the
> pilotperson objectclass since it contains userid and
> mail attribute.
> But i have a problem.Since i use pilotperson
> objectclass which is a subclass of person objectclass
> it forces me to have the sn attribute, otherwise it
> gives me missing required attribute error.
> I understand that cn and sn attributes are a must for
> the person objectclass but is there any way i could
> eliminated then?.

You shouldn't change standard objectclasses.

> If not then can u suggest any objectclass which could
> allow
> me to have only this three attributes ?

Define your own, e.g.
objectClass: ( oid.tbd
	NAME 'linsPerson'
	SUP top
	STRUCTURAL
	MUST ( uid $ cn $ mail) )

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