Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02, Administrator'S Manual

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Starting the Server in Referral Mode
Chapter 1 Introduction to Netscape Directory Server 39
Using the refer Command
On a UNIX machine, to start the Directory Server in referral mode follow these
steps:
1.
Go to the
/bin/slapd/server
directory under your installation directory:
prompt% cd /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-
serverID
/bin/slapd/server
2.
Run the
refer
command as follows:
# ./ns-slapd refer -D
instance_dir
[-p
port
] -r
ldapurl
where where instance_dir is the directory instance for which queries will be referred
,port is the option port number of the Directory Server you want to start in referral
mode, and ldapurl is the referral returned to clients. For information on the format
of an LDAP URL, refer to Appendix C, “LDAP URLs.”
On a Windows machine, to start the Directory Server in referral mode follow these
steps:
1.
Go to the following directory under your installation directory:
\netscape\servers\slapd-
serverID
\bin\slapd\server
2.
Run the
refer
command as follows:
slapd.exe refer -D
instance_dir
[p
port
] -r
ldapurl
where instance_dir is the directory instance for which queries will be referred,
port is the optional port number of the Directory Server you want to start in
referral mode, and ldapurl is the referral returned to clients. For information on
the format of an LDAP URL, refer to Appendix C, “LDAP URLs.”