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title: roleOccupant
description: Distinguished names of objects that fulfill the responsibilities of the current role object.
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# roleOccupant

Distinguished names of objects that fulfill the responsibilities of the current role object.

For example, if the role object is for Director of Engineering, this role could be fulfilled by multiple users.

|                             |                                                                |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                 |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4519)      |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                               |
| *OID*                       | 2.5.4.33                                                       |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                           |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                   |
| *Names*                     | roleOccupant                                                   |
| *Used by*                   | [organizationalRole](oc-organizationalRole.html)               |
| *Superior type*             | [distinguishedName](at-distinguishedName.html)                 |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Syntax*                    | [DN](s-DN.html)                                                |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [distinguishedNameMatch](mr-distinguishedNameMatch.html)       |