• If a read (search or compare) operation cannot be found in either the primary or any of the secondary IBM® Lotus® Domino® directories, and there is a secondary LDAP directory, a referral to the secondary LDAP directory will be returned. The client can then chose to "chase" the referral by redirecting the operation to the referred server. The Domino LDAP service will not internally chase the referral on behalf of the requestor.
• If a write (add, modify, or modify DN) operation is targeted for a remote secondary Domino directory, a referral is returned to the Admin server, if it can be discovered, or to the Domino server on which the secondary Domino directory resides. There is no guarantee that the referral points to a server with a running LDAP task. All writes targeted for an LDAP secondary directory will result in a referral to the LDAP secondary directory.

1. From the Domino Administrator, open the server that runs the LDAP service, or a server in the same domain as the one that runs the LDAP service.

2. Click Configuration.

3. In the left pane, expand Directory, then LDAP, and then select Settings.

4. Do one of the following:

• If you see the prompt "Unable to locate a Server Configuration document for this domain. Would you like to create one now?" click Yes, then click the LDAP tab on the document that is created.
• If you do not see this prompt, click "Edit LDAP Settings."

6. Save and Close.

Related topics

LDAP service referrals to a remote LDAP directory
Customizing the LDAP service configuration
Directory assistance for the LDAP service
The LDAP service

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