Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 632)

632 Appendix A
Standard Attributes in Group Records
The following table specifies facts about the standard attributes, or data types, found in
group records of Mac OS X data services. Use these facts when mapping LDAP or Active
Directory domains to Mac OS X directory services.
Mac OS X
group attribute
Format Sample values
RecordName:
name associated with a
group
ASCII characters A–Z, a–
z, 0–9, _ Science
Science_Dept
Science.Teachers
Non-zero length, maximum 255 bytes (85
triple-byte to 255 single-byte characters).
RealName:
usually the group’s full
name
UTF-8 text Science Department Teachers
Non-zero length, maximum 255 bytes (85
triple-byte to 255 single-byte characters).
PrimaryGroupID:
a user’s primary group
association
Unsigned 32-bit ASCII
string of digits 0–9 Range is 0 to 2,147,483,648.
Normally unique among entire population
of group records.
GroupMembership:
a list of short names of
user records that are
considered part of the
group
ASCII characters A–Z, a–
z, 0–9, _,- bsmith, jdoe
Can be an empty list (normally for users’
primary group).
HomeDirectory:
the location of an
AFP-based home
directory for the group
Structured UTF-8 text <home_dir>
<url>afp://server/sharepoint</url>
<path>grouphomedirectory</path>
</home_dir>
In the following example, the Science
group’s home directory is K-M/Science,
which resides beneath the share point
directory, Groups:
<home_dir>
<url>afp://example.com/Groups</
url>
<path>K-M/Science</path>
</home_dir>
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