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# container

Microsoft Active Directory object class for an entry used to contain other classes.

|                       |                                                                                                                      |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                 | 1.2.840.113556.1.3.23                                                                                                |
| *Names*               | container                                                                                                            |
| *Superior classes*    | [top](oc-top.html)                                                                                                   |
| *Class type*          | STRUCTURAL: for structural specification of the DIT. Entries have only one structural object class superclass chain. |
| *Required attributes* | [cn](at-cn.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                 |
| *Origin*              | Microsoft Active Directory                                                                                           |
| *Schema file*         | 03-changelog.ldif                                                                                                    |