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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:21:08 -0400
From: Alex Karasulu <aok123@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: Re: Can I create a root entry other than ou=system?
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Stefan Zoerner wrote:
> Mbah Tenjoh-Okwen wrote:
>> Im new  to the world of Directory Services and I am using JNDI and the 
>> ApacheDS. I would like to know if its possible to have a root entry 
>> other than the ou=system which comes along with ApacheDS or Im bound 
>> to it? If so how?
>>
>> thanks in advance
> It is necessary to have a partition called ou=system, which holds system 
> related stuff (like the entry for the admin user). But as Ersin already 
> explained, you can have more partitions. I just wanted to add that the 
> default configuration server.xml already contains a second partition 
> with suffix "dc=example,dc=com". You may use this as a template for your 
> own.
> 

Yes Stefan is right there are two partitions in the stock ApacheDS 
installation.  These hang off of two roots (suffixes or namingContexts 
in LDAP jargon):

ou=system
dc=example,dc=com

You can add more partitions to the server as you need or just change the 
one for dc=exaple,dc=com to suite your needs.

Good luck,
Alex