A suffix (also known as a naming context) is a DN that identifies the top entry in a locally held directory hierarchy. Because of the relative naming scheme used in LDAP, this DN is also the suffix of every other entry within that directory hierarchy. A directory server can have multiple suffixes, each identifying a locally held directory hierarchy; for example, o=sample.
You can use either the Configuration Tool or the command line to add and remove suffixes.
Entries to be added to the directory must have a suffix that matches the DN value, such as ou=Marketing,o=sample. If a query contains a suffix that does not match any suffix configured for the local database, the query is referred to the LDAP server that is identified by the default referral. If no LDAP default referral is specified, an Object does not exist result is returned.
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