ou

X.500 organizationalUnitName attribute for the name of an organizational unit.

Example: Product Development

Single value

false: multiple values allowed

Origin

Usage

userApplications

Ordering matching rule

caseIgnoreOrderingMatch

OID

2.5.4.11

User modification allowed

true

Schema file

00-core.ldif

Names

organizationalUnitName, ou

Used by

account, applicationEntity, applicationProcess, dSA, device, document, documentSeries, groupOfEntries, groupOfMembers, groupOfNames, groupOfURLs, groupOfUniqueNames, inetOrgPerson, organizationalPerson, organizationalRole, organizationalUnit, pilotDSA, pilotOrganization, sunservice, sunservicecomponent, untypedObject

Superior type

Substring matching rule

caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch

Syntax

DirectoryString

Equality matching rule

caseIgnoreMatch