Definition: Name Form
A name form is a schema element that may be used to control which attribute types may be used in the RDN for an entry based on its structural object class.
The components of a name form definition include:
- An OID used to uniquely identify the name form.
- A set of zero or more names that can be used to more easily reference the name form.
- The name or OID of the structural object class with which the name form is associated. Any entry with that structural class will be required to have an RDN which conforms to the requirements of the name form.
- An set of one or more attribute type names or OIDs for attributes that must be present in the RDN of entries with the associated structural class.
- An optional set of one or more attribute type names or OIDs for attributes that may optionally be present in the RDN of entries with the associated structural class.
The set of name forms defined in the server may be determined by retrieving the nameForms attribute of the subschema subentry. For more information about name forms, see the Understanding Name Forms document.
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