object class ITU-T (X.500)

2.5.6.9

groupOfNames

also known as Group-Of-Names

A static group whose members are listed as DNs in the member attribute. The catch that surprises everyone is that member is mandatory, so a group with no members is technically illegal; the usual workarounds are a placeholder member or a class that relaxes the rule. Membership is by DN, so it does not survive a member being renamed unless the server fixes references for you.

OID

2.5.6.9

Name

groupOfNames

Aliases

Group-Of-Names

Kind

object class

Arcwho allocated the number

ITU-T (X.500) 2.5

Standardwho defined it

IETF · RFC 4519, RFC 2256

objectclass ( 2.5.6.9 NAME 'groupOfNames' DESC 'RFC2256: a group of names (DNs)' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( member $ cn ) MAY ( businessCategory $ seeAlso $ owner $ ou $ o $ description ) )

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