DIRECTORY SERVICES

Examples of the "Rules to follow..." setting and LDAP add operations
Assume the LDAP service uses directory assistance to serve secondary IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Directories in Domains B, C, and D, in addition to its primary Domino Directory. These secondary directories are stored locally on the server running the LDAP service and are configured in the directory assistance database as follows:
DomainNaming ruleSearch order
Domain B*/*/*/*/*/*1
Domain C*/*/*/*/*/*2
Domain D*/*/*/DomainD/Acme*3
Note If a directory is stored on a remote server, the LDAP service can send an LDAP referral to the client but cannot process the add operation remotely itself.

The following table provides examples of how the LDAP service processes add operations as a result of the above directory assistance configuration and different selections for the "Rules to follow when this directory is the primary directory and there are multiple matches on the distinguished name being compared/modified" LDAP service setting.
Name of entry being added"Rules to follow..." settingDirectory or directories to which entry addedExplanation
cn=Kate Power,ou=DomainD,o=AcmeN/ADomain DDomain D directory is the only directory with a rule that most specifically matches a name added
cn=John Ashby,ou=DomainC,o=AcmeModify first matchDomain BRules for Domain B and C both match the name being added; entry added to Domain B because it has lower search order than Domain C.
cn=John Ashby,ou=DomainC,o=AcmeModify all matchesDomains B & CRules for Domain B and C both match the name being added; entry added to both directories.
cn=John Ashby,ou=DomainC,o=AcmeDon't modify anyNoneRules for Domain B and C both match the name being added; entry not added.
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