The PingDirectory Server stores its schema as a set of LDIF files for a Directory Server instance in the <server-root>/config/schema directory. The Directory Server reads the schema files in alphanumeric order at startup, so that the 00-core.ldif file is read first, then 01-pwpolicy.ldif, and then the rest of the files. Custom schema files should be named so that they are loaded in last. For example, custom schema elements could be saved in a file labelled 99-user.ldif, which loads after the default schema files are read at startup.
The Directory Server then uses the schema definitions to determine any violations that may occur during add, modify, or import requests. Clients applications check the schema (i.e., matching rule definitions) to determine the assertion value algorithm used in comparison or search operations.
The default set of schema files are present at installation and should not be modified. Modifying the default schema files could result in an inoperable server.
Schema Files | Description |
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00-core.ldif | Governs the Directory Server's core functions. |
01-pwpolicy.ldif | Governs password policies. |
02-config.ldif | Governs the Directory Server's configuration. |
03-changelog.ldif | Governs the Directory Server's change log. |
03-rfc2713.ldif | Governs Java objects. |
03-rfc2714.ldif | Governs Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) object references. |
03-rfc2739.ldif | Governs calendar attributes for vCard. |
03-rfc2926.ldif | Governs Server Location Protocol (SLP) mappings to and from LDAP schemas. |
03-rfc2985.ldif | Governs PKCS #9 public-key cryptography. |
03-rfc3112.ldif | Governs LDAP authentication passwords. |
03-rfc3712.ldif | Governs printer services. |
03-uddiv3.ldif | Governs web services registries of SOA components. |
04-rfc2307bis.ldif | Governs mapping entities from TCP/IP and UNIX into X.500 entries. |