Enter the DN of the base entry within the repository in
the Distinguished name of a base entry in this repository field.
The base entry indicates the starting point for searches in
this repository. This entry and its descendents are mapped to the
subtree that is identified by this unique base name entry field. For
example, for a user with a DN of cn=John Doe, ou=Rochester, o=IBM,
c=US, specify the base entry as any of the following options: ou=Rochester,
o=IBM, c=us or o=IBM, c=us or c=us
In
most cases, this DN is the same as the distinguished name for the
realm base entry.
If this field is left blank, then the subtree
defaults to the root of the repository. Consult your repository administrator
to determine if your repository provides support to search from the
root, or create users and groups under the root without defining a
suffix beforehand.
In WebSphere® Application Server,
the distinguished name is normalized according to the repository specification.
Normalization consists of removing spaces in the base distinguished
name before or after commas and equal symbols. An example of a non-normalized
base distinguished name is o = ibm, c = us or o=ibm, c=us. An example
of a normalized base distinguished name is o=ibm,c=us.