Re: referral + rebind + search + scope onelevel/ base

[Luke Howard <lukeh@PADL.COM>]

The server needs to set the scope in the referral explicitly, otherwise a
search scope of "base" is assumed. That's my understanding, anyway.

-- Luke

>From: Nicolay Mausz <castor@flying-dog.com>
>Subject: referral + rebind + search + scope onelevel/ base
>To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
>Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 02:11:28 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>I set up an OpenLDAP server with a referral to another LDAP server. The
>second one needs authentification so anonymous bind is not possible
>while chasing the referral.
>I register a rebind callback procedure which works great: In my rebind
>function I do the bind to the second  server.
>
>My problem here: if I do a search with scope subtree everything works ok
>(because it makes no big difference). But when I do a search with scope
>"onelevel" or "base" (base dn is under the second server) I always get
>back the base entry of the second server. It seems that with the second
>bind in my rebind-fuction it forgets the original search base.
>
>I wrote a workaround for myself which is not very nice : I start a new
>search in my rebind function.
>
>The OpenLDAP client seems  to be buggy in this case. This feature works
>with anonymous bind without any problems.
>
>My testing environment: OpenLDAP-2.1.1 Beta client and local OpenLDAP
>2.0.23 server. Second LDAP: Active Directory. I tested it with the
>"ltest" program under libraries/libldap. Protocol version: 3
>
>
>Any help would be great.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Nicolay

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