Back Link

Is used for the Back Link attribute, which Novell® eDirectory™ uses for its internal management.

Syntax ID

#define SYN_BACK_LINK 23

LDAP Name

Tagged Name

ASN1.ID

2.16.840.1.113719.1.1.5.1.23

API Data Structure

typedef struct 
{
   nuint32   remoteID; 
   pnstr8    objectName; 
} Back_Link_T;

Transfer Format

uint32      Length 
uint32      remoteID 
unicode     Distinguished Name

LDAP Format

String

taggedName = uint32string "#" distinguishedname

Binary

taggedName ::= SEQUENCE {
   name     LDAPDN,
   number   uint32
}

Matching Rules

Remarks

For help in understanding the syntax definition template, see Reading Syntax Definitions.

The remoteID field identifies the back linked object on the server, and the objectName field identifies the server holding an external reference.

eDirectory verifies the DN field and must therefore contain a DN, but the number field can be used to hold any application specific value.

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