cn

X.500 commonName attribute that contains the name of an object.

When used for a person, this attribute contains the full name.

OID

2.5.4.3

Names

cn, commonName

Superior type

Syntax

DirectoryString

Equality matching rule

caseIgnoreMatch

Ordering matching rule

caseIgnoreOrderingMatch

Substring matching rule

caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch

Single value

false: multiple values allowed

User modification allowed

true

Usage

userApplications

Origin

Schema file

00-core.ldif

Used by

DUAConfigProfile, SolarisAuthAttr, SolarisNamingProfile, SolarisProfAttr, applicationEntity, applicationProcess, cRLDistributionPoint, container, corbaContainer, dSA, device, document, documentSeries, ds-monitor-aci, ds-monitor-branch, ds-monitor-changelog, ds-monitor-connection-handler, ds-monitor-entry-cache, ds-monitor-groups, ds-monitor-health-status, ds-monitor-http-connection-handler, ds-monitor-ldap-connection-handler, ds-monitor-logging, ds-monitor-subentries, ds-monitor-work-queue, ds-pwp-password-policy, fr-idm-internal-role, groupOfEntries, groupOfMembers, groupOfNames, groupOfURLs, groupOfUniqueNames, inetOrgPerson, inheritableLDAPSubEntry, inheritedCollectiveAttributeSubentry, inheritedFromDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry, inheritedFromRDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry, ipHost, ipNetwork, ipProtocol, ipService, javaContainer, ldapSubEntry, mailGroup, namedObject, nisKeyObject, nisMailAlias, nisNetId, nisNetgroup, nisObject, nisplusTimeZoneData, oncRpc, organizationalPerson, organizationalRole, person, pilotDSA, pilotPerson, posixAccount, rFC822LocalPart, residentialPerson, room, sambaSamAccount, subentry, untypedObject