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Using Referrals
Creating Suffix Referrals
The following procedure describes creating a referral in a suffix. This means that
the suffix processes operations using a referral rather than a database or database
link. For more information about referrals, refer to Netscape Directory Server
Deployment Guide.
CAUTION
Creating Suffix Referrals Using the Console
To create a suffix referral using the console:
On the Directory Server Console select the Configuration tab.
1.
Under Data in the left pane, click the suffix to which you want to add a referral.
2.
On the Suffix Settings tab, select one of the following radio buttons:
3.
Use Referrals. This means that a referral will be returned when this suffix
receives any request from a client application.
Use Referral on Update. This means a referral will be returned when this
suffix receives an update request from a client application. This option is used
to redirect update and write requests made by client applications to a
read-only database.
Click the Referrals tab. Enter an LDAP URL in the "Enter a new referral" field
4.
or click Construct to be guided through the creation of an LDAP URL.
For more information about the structure of LDAP URLs, refer to Appendix C,
"LDAP URLs."
Click Add to add the referral to the list.
5.
You can enter multiple referrals. The directory will return the entire list of
referrals in response to requests from client applications.
Click Save.
6.
Creating Suffix Referrals From the Command Line
Use the
your directory configuration file. The suffix referral information is added to the
root or sub suffix entry under the
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When a suffix is configured to return referrals, the ACIs contained
by the database associated with the suffix are ignored.
command-line utility to add a suffix referral to an entry in
ldapmodify
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