RE: alias crossing database

[DEVRIENDT ERIK <erik.devriendt@siemens.com>]

Could you give an example of an 'aliased referral' ?
Is that the same thing as a referral object ?
How would I have to adapt my example ?

Erik Devriendt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Dieter
> Kluenter
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 6:56 PM
> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject: Re: alias crossing database
> 
> 
> DEVRIENDT ERIK <erik.devriendt@siemens.com> writes:
> 
> > I didn't put a referral in the alias.
> > In database 1 (suffix ou=thisbase,dc=example,dc=com)
> > I have an entry:
> >
> > dn: cn=aliasentry,ou=here,ou=thisbase,dc=example,dc=com
> > objectClass: alias
> > objectClass: extensibleObject
> > cn: aliasentry
> > aliasedObjectName: cn=target,ou=there,ou=otherbase,dc=example,dc=com
> >
> > Database 2 has suffix ou=otherbase,dc=example,dc=com
> >
> > This alias does not work, althoug the target object exists.
> 
> Because it is part of another database. Database 1 has neither
> superior nor subordinate knowledge of Database 2, and vice versa, thus
> you have to define an aliased referral, in order to promote this
> knowledge. 
> 
> -Dieter
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