DIRECTORY SERVICES


Configuring the number of referrals the LDAP service can return
When the LDAP service uses secondary directories through directory assistance, there are circumstances where it cannot adequately service a client's read (search, compare) or write (add, modify, modify DN) request and may return a referral to the client. A referral is a redirection in the form of a URL to another LDAP server that might be able to service the client requesting. The LDAP service will attempt to return a referral under these conditions when directory assistance is configured to serve one or more secondary directories through the LDAP service.
By default, the LDAP service can return one referral to a client. To configure the number of referrals the LDAP service running on any server in a domain can return to LDAP clients:

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:

5. Next to "Maximum number of referrals," specify the maximum number of referrals the LDAP service can return to a client.

6. Save and Close.

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