Re: rfc 1384

Thomas Lenggenhager <lenggenhager@gate.switch.ch> Thu, 07 July 1994 06:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: rfc 1384

Jason Cross wrote:
> I just read the doco called "Naming and Structuring Guidelines
> for X.500 Directory Pilots".  The Abstract states this doco will
> replace rfc 1384.  Does this mean that rfc 1384 will be obsolete
> and a new rfc number assigned to this doco, or will this doco
> have rfc 1384 stamped on it?

RFCs get always new numbers when they are changed. RFC1617 replaces RFC1384.

> Is it standard practice to have leaf objects (people and devices)
> under the same non-leaf object, or is it more sensible to create
> a non-leaf object to separate people and devices.  To better
> explain here's an example:
> 
>          ...
>           |
>         ou=sales
>           |
>       --------------
>       |            |
>     cn=John Smith  cn= Unix Server 1
> 
> 
> OR
> 
>          ...
>           |
>         ou=sales
>           |
>       --------------
>       |            |
>     xx=??        yy=??
>       |            |
>     cn=John Smith  cn=Unix Server 1
> 
> 
> If the second is acceptable then what object class would I
> use for the non-leaf objects xx and yy?

In case there are not just a few entries for persons and machines I would
seperate them into different ou branches, e.g.:
	ou=staff
and
	ou=servers

Thomas

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rfc 1384 Jason Cross
Re: rfc 1384 Thomas Lenggenhager