Campus Directory Organizational Units (OU) and LDAP Structure
Data in the Campus Directory is divided into "Organizational Units" (OUs) based on function and/or purpose. An OU is also referred to as a "bucket," "branch," or "node."
Top-Level Directory Root
The OUs directly beneath the top-level Directory root or suffix entry "dc=berkeley,dc=edu" are:
People OU |
ADVCON People OU (alumni) |
PreSIR OU |
Guests OU |
Expired People OU |
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Sponsored Guests |
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Applications OU |
Org Units OU |
Authorizations OU |
Campus Groups OU |
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People (ou=people,dc=berkeley,dc=edu)
The 'people' branch contains all LDAP entries representing students, staff, and affiliates of the University of California, Berkeley. Please see the links below for details on how data is represented in LDAP for these groups:
Primary LDAP Person Entry
For each campus user, there will be one primary LDAP "person" entry representing the user.
| People Entry Example |








