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title: governingStructureRule
description: Indicates the structure rule governing the entry. The structure rule defines the names entries may have, and how entries may be related to each other.
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# governingStructureRule

Indicates the structure rule governing the entry. The structure rule defines the names entries may have, and how entries may be related to each other.

|                             |                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 2.5.21.10                                                    |
| *Names*                     | governingStructureRule                                       |
| *Syntax*                    | [Integer](s-Integer.html)                                    |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [integerMatch](mr-integerMatch.html)                         |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [integerOrderingMatch](mr-integerOrderingMatch.html)         |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseExactSubstringsMatch](mr-caseExactSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Single value*              | true                                                         |
| *User modification allowed* | false                                                        |
| *Usage*                     | directoryOperation                                           |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4512](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4512)    |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                 |