Table of Contents
Advertisement
About Knowledge References
About Default Referrals
Default referrals are returned to clients when the server or database contacted does
not contain the data requested.
Directory Server determines whether a default referral should be returned by
comparing the DN of the requested directory object against the directory suffixes
supported by the local server. If the DN does not match the supported suffixes, the
directory server returns a default referral.
For example, a directory client requests the following directory entry:
uid=bjensen,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
However, the server manages only entries stored under the
dc=europe,dc=example,dc=com
client that indicates which server to contact for entries stored in the
dc=example,dc=com
resubmits the original request.
You configure the default referral to point to a Directory Server that has more
knowledge about the distribution of your directory. Default referrals for the server
are set by the
your directory installation are set by the
database entry in the configuration. These attribute values are stored in the
dse.ldif
For information on configuring default referrals, see the Netscape Directory Server
Administrator's Guide.
Smart Referrals
Directory Server also allows you to configure your directory to use smart referrals.
Smart referrals allow you to associate a directory entry or directory tree to a specific
LDAP URL. Associating directory entries to specific LDAP URLs allows you to
refer requests to any of the following:
•
Same namespace contained on a different server
•
Different namespaces on a local server
•
Different namespaces on the same server
Unlike default referrals, the smart referrals are stored within the directory itself.
For information on configuring and managing smart referrals, refer to the Netscape
Directory Server Administrator's Guide.
For example, the directory for the American office of
contains the following directory branch point:
84
Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide • December 2001
suffix. The client then contacts the appropriate server and
nsslapd-referral
file.
suffix. The directory returns a referral to the
attribute. Default referrals for each database in
nsslapd-referral
example.com
ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
attribute in the
Corporation
.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
