DIRECTORY SERVICES
1. A server's primary IBM® Lotus® 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 condensed Directory Catalog on the server.
3. 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.
If an LDAP user specifies a search base, only directories assigned naming rules that correspond to the search base are searched. If there is more than one directory assigned a naming rule that matches, the directory with the most specific matching rule is searched first. For example, if a user specifies the search base "ou=Sales,o=Acme," the server first searches a directory with the rule /Sales/Acme, before searching a directory with the rule */Acme. 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 directories are searched.
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.