The root configuration provides an entry point to the rest of the configuration. cn=config cn=connection handlers, cn=config cn=Identity Mappers,cn=config cn=Certificate Mappers,cn=config cn=SASL Mechanisms,cn=config cn=Password Validators,cn=config cn=Password Generators,cn=config cn=Plugins,cn=config cn=Virtual Attributes,cn=config cn=Extended Operations,cn=config OpenDS Directory Server