Added to a partition root when an object, which is referenced in the partition but not resident on the partition, has its RDN modified or is renamed, deleted, moved, or restored.
For help in understanding the attribute definition template, see Reading NDS Attribute Type Definitions.
The attribute is new in NetWare 5.x and works in conjunction with the Used By attribute. For example, if object A has a Used By attribute referencing partition root B, then deleting object A would cause an Obituary Notify attribute to be placed on B. This will cause partition B to clean up all references to object A in its partition.
The format of the octet string is internal to NDS.
For LDAP clients to access this attribute, the LDAP server must be configured to map the attribute to a name without spaces or colons. The LDAP server in NDS eDirectory supports the Octet String syntax.