| | |
| | | <secondary>Checking supported features</secondary> |
| | | </indexterm> |
| | | |
| | | <para>The directory entry with distinguished name <literal>""</literal> (empty |
| | | string) is called the <firstterm>root DSE</firstterm>. DSE stands for |
| | | DSA-Specific Entry. DSA stands for Directory Server Agent, a single |
| | | directory server.</para> |
| | | <para> |
| | | The directory entry with distinguished name |
| | | <literal>""</literal> (empty string) |
| | | is called the <firstterm>root DSE</firstterm>. |
| | | DSE stands for DSA-Specific Entry. |
| | | DSA stands for Directory System Agent. |
| | | The DSE is a different entry on each server. |
| | | </para> |
| | | |
| | | <para>The root DSE serves to expose information over LDAP about what the |
| | | directory server supports in terms of LDAP controls, auth password schemes, |