Aliases

  • Aliases are used to point one LDAP entry to another
  • Allows you to have structures that aren't hierachical
  • Similar in sense to using a symlink in unix
  • Not all LDAP servers support aliases - big performance hit
  • Created by:
    • Entry with object class of alias
    • Attribute named aliasedObjectName that points to DN of the alias
  • Can use either referrals or putting a LDAP url in an entry