Creating Smart Referrals Using The Directory Server Console - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Using Referrals

Creating Smart Referrals Using the Directory Server Console

On the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
1.
Browse through the tree in the left navigation pane and select the entry for
2.
which you want to add the referral.
Double-click the entry.
3.
Depending upon the entry you click, you will see either the Edit Entry dialog
box or the Property Editor dialog box.
If the Edit Entry dialog box is displayed, click the Advanced button. The
Property Editor dialog box is displayed.
Click in one of the cells next to the "Object class" attribute and click Add Value.
4.
The Add Object Class dialog box displays.
Select
5.
Click Add Attribute.
6.
The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.
Scroll down the list of attributes to the
7.
then click OK.
The
In the text box next to the
8.
want to refer client application requests in the following format:
ldap://
[ optional_dn ]
requesting client application. For example, you might enter an LDAP URL as
follows:
ldap://directory.example.com:389/cn=joe,ou=people,dc=example,dc=
com
If you want the server to use the DN from the original search request instead,
enter the LDAP URL in the format:
ldap://
Click OK to save your changes.
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from the list and click OK.
referral
attribute now appears in the Property Editor dialog box.
ref
servername:portnumber
is the explicit DN you want the server to return to the
servername portnumber
:
attribute. Select the
ref
attribute, enter the LDAP URL to which you
ref
optional_dn in the ref text box.
/[ ]
/
attribute,
ref