object class ITU-T (X.500)
2.5.6.5
organizationalUnit
also known as Organizational-Unit
The container class behind the ou= levels of a tree. It is how you carve a directory into departments, sites, or tiers, and in Active Directory it is also where Group Policy links and delegation attach, so OU design ends up more consequential there than the plain schema suggests.
- OID
2.5.6.5- Name
- organizationalUnit
- Aliases
- Organizational-Unit
- Kind
- object class
- Arcwho allocated the number
- ITU-T (X.500) 2.5
- Standardwho defined it
- IETF · RFC 4519, RFC 2256
Schema
- Type
- structural
- Superior
- top
- Must (1)
- ou
- May (21)
- userPassword, searchGuide, seeAlso, businessCategory, x121Address, registeredAddress, destinationIndicator, preferredDeliveryMethod, telexNumber, teletexTerminalIdentifier, telephoneNumber, internationalISDNNumber, facsimileTelephoneNumber, street, postOfficeBox, postalCode, postalAddress, physicalDeliveryOfficeName, st, l, description
Definition
objectclass ( 2.5.6.5 NAME 'organizationalUnit' DESC 'RFC2256: an organizational unit' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ou MAY ( userPassword $ searchGuide $ seeAlso $ businessCategory $ x121Address $ registeredAddress $ destinationIndicator $ preferredDeliveryMethod $ telexNumber $ teletexTerminalIdentifier $ telephoneNumber $ internationalISDNNumber $ facsimileTelephoneNumber $ street $ postOfficeBox $ postalCode $ postalAddress $ physicalDeliveryOfficeName $ st $ l $ description ) )Appears in: IANA registry, OpenLDAP core.schema, Active Directory schema. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.