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title: dmdName
description: A Directory Management Domain (DMD) name. The DMD is the administrative authority for this directory server.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-dmdName
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-dmdName.html
---

# dmdName

A Directory Management Domain (DMD) name. The DMD is the administrative authority for this directory server.

|                             |                                                                |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 2.5.4.54                                                       |
| *Names*                     | dmdName                                                        |
| *Superior type*             | [name](at-name.html)                                           |
| *Syntax*                    | [DirectoryString](s-DirectoryString.html)                      |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreMatch](mr-caseIgnoreMatch.html)                     |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)     |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                 |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                           |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                               |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 2256](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2256)      |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                   |
| *Used by*                   | [dmd](oc-dmd.html)                                             |