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Attribute Syntax

Note: this component has a complexity level of "expert", which means that objects of this type are not expected to be created or altered. Please contact support for assistance if you believe that you have a need to create or modify this type of object.

Attribute Syntaxes define the type of data that may be stored in an attribute with that syntax. A syntax is generally associated with a set of matching rules that indicate how to perform matching operations against values of that syntax.

Direct Subcomponents
Properties
dsconfig Usage

Direct Subcomponents

The following Attribute Syntaxes are available in the server :

These Attribute Syntaxes inherit from the properties described below.

Properties

The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:


Basic Properties: Advanced Properties:
↓ enabled ↓ require-binary-transfer

Basic Properties

enabled

Description
Indicates whether the Attribute Syntax is enabled.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action


Advanced Properties

require-binary-transfer (Advanced Property)

Description
Indicates whether values of this attribute are required to have a "binary" transfer option as described in RFC 4522. Attributes with this syntax will generally be referenced with names including ";binary" (e.g., "userCertificate;binary").
Default Value
false
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
The Directory Server must be restarted for changes to this setting to take effect. Changes to this property will take effect immediately for new attribute type definitions created after the change, but the change will not take effect for existing attributes with this syntax until the server is restarted.


dsconfig Usage

To list the configured Attribute Syntaxes:

dsconfig list-attribute-syntaxes
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To view the configuration for an existing Attribute Syntax:

dsconfig get-attribute-syntax-prop
     --syntax-name {name}
     [--tab-delimited]
     [--script-friendly]
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To update the configuration for an existing Attribute Syntax:

dsconfig set-attribute-syntax-prop
     --syntax-name {name}
     (--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
     [(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...