Alias

Defines alias objects which reference other object classes. The aliased object class determines how the alias is named and where it can be contained.

Type:Effective

NDS Operational:Yes

LDAP Name

alias

ASN.1 ID

2.5.6.1

Class Flags

Class Flags	Setting
Container	Off
Effective	On
Nonremovable	On
Ambiguous Naming	On
Ambiguous Container	On
Auxiliary Class	Off

Class Structure

Rule	Class/Attribute	Defined For
Super Classes	Top	Alias
Containment	(special)	Alias
Named By	(special)	Alias

Mandatory Attributes

Alias	Inherited from Top
Aliased Object Name	Object Class

Optional Attributes

Alias
(None)

Inherited from Top
ACL Audit:File Link Authority Revocation auxClassCompatibility Back Link Bindery Property CA Private Key CA Public Key Certificate Revocation Certificate Validity Interval creatorsName Cross Certificate Pair DirXML-Associations Equivalent To Me	GUID Last Referenced Time masvAuthorizedRange masvDefaultRange masvProposedLabel modifiersName Obituary objectVersion Other GUID Reference Revision rbsAssignedRoles rbsOwnedCollections Used By

Default ACL Template

Object Name	Default Rights	Affected Attributes	Class Defined For
[Creator]	Supervisor	[Entry Rights]	Top

Remarks

For help in understanding the class definition template, see Reading Class Definitions.

An alias is an object that references the Distinguished Name of another object in the eDirectory tree. An object in the eDirectory tree can have zero or more aliases. Several Alias entries can point to the same object entry. Only object entries can have aliases; thus, aliases of aliases are not permitted. An object entry does not have to be a leaf entry to have an Alias. However, Alias entries cannot have subordinates and are always leaf objects.

eDirectory uses the Aliased Object Name attribute in an Alias entry to identify and to find the corresponding object entry. The object class Alias does not specify naming attributes for alias entries, nor does the class define where alias entries may be contained in the eDirectory tree. eDirectory enforces the naming and containment rules mandated by the base class of the object to which the alias points.