---
title: namedObject
description: The namedObject structural object class is a placeholder. It is intended for use in entries that have auxiliary object classes, and for which there is no appropriate structural object class.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
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---

# namedObject

The `namedObject` structural object class is a placeholder. It is intended for use in entries that have auxiliary object classes, and for which there is no appropriate structural object class.

The Internet-Draft shows the example of a POSIX group entry:

```
dn: cn=wheel,ou=Groups,dc=padl,dc=com
objectClass: top
objectClass: namedObject
objectClass: posixGroup
cn: wheel
gidNumber: 0
memberUid: root
```

|                       |                                                                                                                      |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                 | 1.3.6.1.4.1.5322.13.1.1                                                                                              |
| *Names*               | namedObject                                                                                                          |
| *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* | [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                                   |
| *Optional attributes* | [cn](at-cn.html)                                                                                                     |
| *Origin*              | [draft-howard-namedobject](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-howard-namedobject)                           |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                         |