Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Attribute Name Value
suffix. By default, this attribute is not present,
which means that the suffix is regarded as a
root suffix. For example, to create a sub suffix
names o=sales,dc=example,dc=com under
the root suffix dc=example,dc=com, add
nsslapd-parent-suffix:
"dc=example,dc=com" to the sub suffix.
Table 3.1. Suffix Attributes
1.2. Maintaining Suffixes
This section describes the following procedures:
• Section 1.2.1, “Using Referrals in a Suffix”
• Section 1.2.2, “Enabling Referrals Only During Update Operations”
• Section 1.2.3, “Disabling a Suffix”
• Section 1.2.4, “Deleting a Suffix”
1.2.1. Using Referrals in a Suffix
Referrals can be used to point a client application temporarily to a different server. For example,
adding a referral to a suffix so that the suffix points to a different server allows the database
associated with the suffix is taken off-line for maintenance without affecting the users of the
Directory Server database.
To set referrals in a suffix, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
2. Under Data in the left pane, select the suffix for which to add a referral.
3. Click the Suffix Settings tab, and select the Return Referrals for all Operations radio
button.
4. Click the Referrals tab. Enter an LDAP URL in the Enter a new referral field, or click
Construct to be guided through the creation of an LDAP URL. Appendix C, LDAP URLs has
more information about the structure of LDAP URLs.
5. Click Add to add the referral to the list.
You can enter multiple referrals. The directory will return the entire list of referrals in response
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