Overview#
OMSyntax is used as part of specifying the syntax of an attribute. See MS-ADTS section 3.1.1.2.2.2, LDAP Representation, for information on how this object is used by the Active Directory service.Microsoft Active Directory uses three AttributeTypes that identify the syntax of the AttributeType:
OMSyntax is a REQUIRED INTEGER value for an AttributeType within Microsoft Active Directory which he XDS/XOM syntax.
LDAP (Microsoft Active Directory) Attribute Definition#
The OMSyntax AttributeTypes is defined as:- CN:
- OID of 1.2.840.113556.1.2.231
- NAME: OMSyntax
- DESC:
- EQUALITY:
- ORDERING:
- SYNTAX: 2.5.5.9
- LOWERBOUND:
- UPPERBOUND:
- OMSyntax: 2
- SchemaIDGUID: bf9679ed-0de6-11d0-a285-00aa003049e2
- mapiID: 33022
- SINGLE-VALUE
- NO-USER-MODIFICATION
- USAGE: OperationalAttribute
- Extended Flags:
- X-SYSTEMFLAGS FLAG_SCHEMA_BASE_OBJECT
- X-SCHEMAFLAGSEx FLAG_ATTR_IS_CRITICAL
- X-SEARCH-FLAGS FPRESERVEONDELETE
- Used as MUST in:
- Used MAY in:
Version-Specific Behavior: First implemented on Windows 2000 Server operating system.
The schemaFlagsEx attribute was added to this attribute definition in Windows Server 2008 operating system.
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- AccountExpires
- AccountNameHistory
- AllowedAttributesEffective
- Assistant
- AttributeSchema
- AttributeSecurityGUID
- AttributeSyntax
- Boolean
- ClassDisplayName
- DefaultHidingValue
- DefaultObjectCategory
- DirectReports
- ExtendedCharsAllowed
- IA5String
- Integer
- IsDefunct
- IsEphemeral
- LinkID
- ManagedBy
- Manager
- MapiID
- Member
- Microsoft Active Directory Syntax
- ModifyTimestamp
- MsDS-TrustForestTrustInfo
- MsDS-User-Account-Control-Computed
- NTDSDSA
- OMObjectClass
- OMSyntax
- ObjectGUID
- PosixAccount
- RdnAttId
- TokenGroups
- UnixHomeDirectory
- UsnChanged
- WhenChanged
