Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 574)

574 Appendix A
Standard Data Types in User Records
The following table specifies the standard data types found in Open Directory user records.
All services PrimaryGroupID Optional, but recommended. Used for
authorization (for example, file permissions
and mail accounts).
FTP service
Web service
Apple file service
NFS service
Macintosh Manager
Mac OS X login window
Application and system
preferences
HomeDirectory
NFSHomeDirectory
Optional
Mail service MailAttribute Required for login to mail service on your
server
Mail service EMailAddress Optional
Server component Data item used Dependency
Important When mapping attributes of a read/write directory domain (a domain that is not
read-only), do not map the distinguished name and the first short name to the same data
type. If these attributes are mapped to the same data type, serious problems will occur when
you try to edit the distinguished name in Workgroup Manager.
Data type Format Sample values
RecordName:
a list of names
associated with a user;
all attributes used for
authentication must
map to this data type
ASCII characters
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _,-,. Dave
David Mac
DMacSmith
Non-zero length, at least one instance. Maximum
255 characters (127 double-byte characters) per
instance, 16 instances per record.
RealName:
a single name, usually
the user’s full name; not
used for authentication
ASCII David L. MacSmith, Jr.
Non-zero length, maximum 255 characters (127
double-byte characters).