> Assuming my DNS name is example.com. In section 4 of RFC2247, it refers to
> dc as "The value of this attribute is a string holding one component of a
> domain name.". It seems to me that "dc: example" means we are mapping the
> DNS name "example.com" to the directory's dn: dc=example,dc=com. Is this
> the true?

Yes.  dc is "domain component"

> If this is true, then my next question is, since we are mapping
> example.com to dn: dc=example,dc=com, it makes sense to have
> dc=example.com, rather than dc=example, right? 

No, "example.com" is two components.

> (I understand the RFC2247
> says it holds ONE component). Obviously, I am missing something.

No, ONE component is one component, as in dc=example,dc=com


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