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Directory search order for LDAP searches

If an LDAP user does not specify a search base, the LDAP service does not return a referral. If an LDAP user specifies a search base, the server picks an LDAP directory enabled for LDAP users with a naming rule that matches the specified search base. If there is no such directory, the server doesn't return a referral. If there is more than one such directory, the server picks the one with the most specific matching rule before picking one with a less-specific rule. If directories have identical naming rules that match the search base specified by the user, search orders assigned to these directories determine the order in which the LDAP service picks them for referrals.

About this task

A server running the LDAP service searches directories in the following order to process LDAP search requests:

1. A server's primary HCL Domino® Directory, unless the primary Domino Directory is configured in a directory assistance database used by the server and has the option Make this domain available to: LDAP clients deselected

2. A Domino Directory or extended directory catalog that is configured in a server's directory assistance with the option Make this domain available to: LDAP clients selected


3. If the search is not successful in any Domino Directory or extended directory catalog, the LDAP service refers clients to an LDAP directory enabled for LDAP clients in the directory assistance database.

Parent topic: Directory search order

Related concepts
Directory search order
Planning directory services in a multiple-directory environment
Directory services terms