Overview[1]#

NewSuperior allows an entry to be moved within the DIT.

NewSuperior when present, gives the name of the LDAP Entry which becomes the immediate superior of the existing entry. This optional attribute reflects LDAPv3 functionality, and MUST NOT be used with LDAPv2 servers.

NewSuperior can be used to instruct the DSA to move the current entry to the DN specified by this directive.

This directive is used with the changeType modifyDNRequest and in LDIF with modrdn

LDAP Attribute Definition#

The NewSuperior AttributeTypes is defined as:

• OID of 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.11
• NAME: NewSuperior
• DESC: the new parent of an entry which is the target of a modifyDNRequest
• EQUALITY: distinguishedNameMatch
• ORDERING:
• SYNTAX: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12
• SINGLE-VALUE
• Used as MUST in:
• Used MAY in:
  • changeLogEntry

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.11
• ChangeLogEntry
• LDAP Data Interchange Format
• ModifyDNRequest
• Modrdn
• NewRDN

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• [#1] - LDAP LDIF and DSML - based on information obtained 2016-07-03