object class IETF / IANA

1.3.6.1.1.1.2.2

posixGroup

A Unix group in the directory, carrying a gidNumber and its members as login names in memberUid. It is structural in RFC 2307, and its membership is by name rather than DN, a different model from LDAP groups and a frequent source of why is this user not in that group.

OID

1.3.6.1.1.1.2.2

Name

posixGroup

Kind

object class

Arcwho allocated the number

IETF / IANA 1.3.6.1.1

objectclass ( 1.3.6.1.1.1.2.2 NAME 'posixGroup' DESC 'Abstraction of a group of accounts' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( cn $ gidNumber ) MAY ( userPassword $ memberUid $ description ) )

Appears in: OpenLDAP nis.schema, Active Directory schema. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.