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title: roleOccupant
description: Distinguished names of objects that fulfill the responsibilities of the current role object.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
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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.

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