LDAP Structure: dc=example,dc=com vs o=Example
- by PAS
I am relatively new to LDAP, and have seen two types of examples of how to set up your structure.
One method is to have the base being: dc=example,dc=com while other examples have the base being o=Example. Continuing along, you can have a group looking like:
dn: cn=team,ou=Group,dc=example,dc=com
cn: team
objectClass: posixGroup
memberUid: user1
memberUid: user2
... or using the "O" style:
dn: cn=team, o=Example
objectClass: posixGroup
memberUid: user1
memberUid: user2
My questions are:
Are there any best practices that dictate using one method over the other?
Is it just a matter of preference which style you use?
Are there any advantages to using one over the other?
Is one method the old style, and one the new-and-improved version?
So far, I have gone with the dc=example,dc=com style. Any advice the community could give on the matter would be greatly appreciated.