View attributes

You can view the attributes in the schema using either the Web administration tool, the preferred method or using the command line.

Web administration

Expand Schema management in the navigation area and click Manage attributes. A read-only panel is displayed that enables you to view the attributes in the schema and their characteristics. The attributes are displayed in alphabetical order. You can move one page backwards or forward by clicking Previous or Next. The field next to these buttons identifies the page that you are on. You can also use the drop down menu of this field to skip to a specific page. The first object class listed on the page is displayed with the page number to help you locate the object class you want to view. For example, if you were looking for the attribute authenticationUserID, you expand the drop down menu and scroll down until you see Page 3 of 62 applSystemHint and Page 4 of 62 authorityRevocatonList. Because authenticationUserID is alphabetically between applSystemHint and authorityRevocatonList, you select Page 3 and click Go.

You can also display the attributes sorted by syntax. Select Syntax and click Sort. The attributes are sorted alphabetically within their syntax. SeeAttribute syntax for a listing or the types of syntax. Similarly you can reverse the list order by selecting Descending and clicking Sort.

After you have located the attribute that you want, you can view its syntax, whether it is multi-valued, and the object classes that contain it. Expand the drop down menu for object classes to see the list of object classes for the attribute.

When you are finished click Close to return to the IBM Directory Server Welcome panel.

Command line

To view the attributes contained in the schema issue the command:

ldapsearch -b cn=schema -s base objectclass=* attributeTypes IBMAttributeTypes