The table below lists the maximum sizes for directory service names. Note that the limits are implementation specific, not architectural.
Maximum Sizes of Directory Service Names
Name Type |
Maximum Size (characters) |
CDS simple name (character string between two slashes) | 254 |
CDS full name (including global or local prefix, cell name, and slashes separating simple names) | 1023 |
GDS relative distinguished name | 64 |
GDS distinguished name | 1024 |
DNS relative name (character string between two dots) | 64 |
DNS fully qualified name (sum of all relative names) | 255 |
Valid Characters for GDS Attributes