4.9. Structuring of the domain with user-defined LDAP structures#
Containers and organizational units (OU) are used to structure the data in the LDAP directory. There is no technical difference between the two types, just in their application:
Organizational units usually represent real, existing units such as a department in a company or an institution
Containers are usually used for fictitious units such as all the computers within a company
Containers and organizational units are managed in the UMC module LDAP directory and are created with Add and the object types Container: Container and Container: Organisational unit.
Containers and OUs can in principle be added at any position in the LDAP; however, OUs cannot be created below containers.
4.9.1. General tab#
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Name |
A random name for the container / organizational unit. |
Description |
A random description for the container / organizational unit. |
4.9.2. Advanced settings tab#
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Add to standard |
If this option is activated, the container or organizational unit will be regarded as a standard container for a certain object type. If the current container is declared the standard user container, for example, this container will also be displayed in users search and create masks. |
4.9.3. Policies tab#
The Policies tab is described in Applying policies.