The following formats are supported by Active Directory, and the format examples are based on the LDAP distinguished name of Jeff Smith:
* LDAP Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Active Directory supports access through the LDAP protocol from any LDAP-enabled client. LDAP URLs are used in scripting. An LDAP URL names the server that holds Active Directory and the attributed name of the object (the distinguished name), for example:
ldap://server1.proseware.com/cn=Jeff Smith,ou=promotions,ou=marketing,dc=noam,dc=proseware,dc=com
* Active Directory canonical name. By default, the user interface (UI) for certain Active Directory administrative tools displays object names as canonical names. When you view the properties of objects in Active Directory Users and Computers and Active Directory Sites and Services, the Object tab shows the canonical name of the selected object. The canonical name lists the relative distinguished names from the root downward, without the naming attribute descriptors, and it uses the Domain Name System (DNS) domain name, as follows:
noam.proseware.com/marketing/promotions/Jeff Smith
