Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1, Administrator'S Manual

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Using Referrals
Chapter 3 Configuring Directory Databases 145
The following procedures describe creating smart referrals using both the Console
and the command-line utilities.
Creating Smart Referrals Using the Directory Server Console
To configure smart referrals:
1.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
2.
Browse through the tree in the left navigation pane, and select the entry for
which you want to add the referral.
3.
Right-click the entry, and select Set Smart Referrals.
The Edit Smart Referrals dialog box shows up.
4.
Select the “Enable Smart Referral” option to define smart referrals for the
selected entry. (Unchecking the option removes all smart referrals from the
entry and deletes
objectclass: referral
.)
5.
In the “Enter a new Smart Referral” field, enter a referral in the LDAP URL
format, and then click Add to add the referral to the list. The LDAP URL to
which you want to refer client application requests must be in the following
format:
ldap://
hostname
:
portnumber
/[
optional_dn
]
where
[
optional_dn
]
is the explicit DN you want the server to return to the
requesting client application. For example, you might enter an LDAP URL, as
follows:
ldap://directory.example.com:389/cn=john
doe,o=people,l=europe,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://
hostname
:
portnumber
You may also click Construct to be guided through the process of adding a
referral.
To allow a referral to be followed with different authentication, click
Authentication, and specify the appropriate DN and password. Keep in mind
that this authentication remains valid only until the Console is closed; then, it's
reset to the same authentication used to log into the Console.