Re: Multiple Databases and Referrals

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 09:33 AM 2002-08-24, Ace Suares wrote:
>> >In the top level database (suffix: application=cc)
>> >using -M succeeded in entering referrals as well as regular entries.
>> >Should -M be used with ldif files which contain ONLY referrals, or 
>> >can it be mixed ?
>> 
>> As I indicated above, use -M when adding referrals.
>> Don't use -M when adding entries to the DIT.
>
>I now seperated referrals and regular entries as per your 
>suggestion.
>
>Entering the following DN to the database is no problem:
>
>        dn: oc=isp001,application=cc
>        objectClass: referral
>        ref: ldap://127.0.0.1/oc=isp001,application=cc
>
>
>But, the following complains about a missing parent:
>
>        dn: auth=admin,oc=isp001,application=cc
>        objectClass: referral
>        ref: ldap://127.0.0.1/auth=admin,oc=isp001,application=cc

Have you added the regular entry "oc=isp001,application=cc" yet?

When you add a referral object named X to the superior database,
you should also add X to the subordinate database.

Kurt