LFCS · Question #203
Which ONE of the following is a correct example of an RDN?
The correct answer is B. cn=John Doe. The question asks to identify a correct example of a Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) in LDAP.
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- AJohnDoe
- Bcn=John Doe
- Ccn=JohnDoe,ou=people,o=example
- Dcn=John Doe, ou=people, o=example
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A2% (1)
- B91% (41)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
The question asks to identify a correct example of a Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) in LDAP.
JohnDoe is only a value, not an attribute-value pair, and therefore not a valid RDN.
An RDN (Relative Distinguished Name) is the leftmost, most specific component of a DN, representing the entry itself relative to its immediate parent, and consists of one or more attribute-value pairs, such as `cn=John Doe`. It does not include the full path to the directory root, which would make it a full DN.
cn=JohnDoe,ou=people,o=example is a full Distinguished Name (DN), not just a Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).
cn=John Doe, ou=people, o=example is a full Distinguished Name (DN) with spaces, not just a Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).
Concept tested: LDAP Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) format
Source: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4514.txt
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