Any query throws the referral exception. Like
"(& (mailnickname=*) (| (&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=contact)) ))" which is from the "All Contacts" address list. or "(& (mailnickname=*) (| (&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(!(homeMDB=*))(!(msExchHomeServerName=*)))(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(|(homeMDB=*)(msExchHomeServerName=*)))(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=contact))(objectCategory=group)(objectCategory=publicFolder)(objectCategory=msExchDynamicDistributionList) ))" whis is from the Default Global Address list. Any ideas are welcome =) Mikael Håkansson On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:50:43 -0500, joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Cool > > 2. Your search should use objectcategory, not objectclass. > > 3a. Ok > > 3b. What exactly is the query? The rest of the stuff building up to it isn't > throwing the referral, the query you neglect to show is. > > joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mikael Håkansson > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:10 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: [ActiveDir] "A referral was returned from the server" when > executing a query. > > I´m working on an application for listing contacts and address lists in > active directory. But I get an error everytime I execute a query. > > I´m using the DirectoryServices namespace in .NET (which encapsulates the > Active Directory Service Interfaces) to communicate with Active Directory > > 1. I bind to the RootDSE object to retrieve the DN of the configuration > container and the root domain. > According to the log file, I get: > Configuration container: DC=configuration,DC=myDomain,DC=com > Root Domain: DC=myDomain,DC=com > > 2. I connect to the configuration container and retrieve all the address > lists (using the directorySearcher with the filter > "(&(|(objectClass=addressBookContainer)(objectClass=msExchOAB))(purportedSea > rch=*))" > > ... so far so good ... > > 3. I then connect using the value from the rootDomainNamingContext property. > (this gives me the path: "LDAP://DC=myDomain,DC=com";) > This works fine. > > ... Now the problem begin ... > > I use the .NET DirectorySearcher class to execute an ldap query agains > active directory. > (the query is taken from the currently selected address list) > > Whenever I execute a query, I get an exception: > -2147016661 "A referral was returned from the server" > > This is usually an indication that the DN is wrong (i.e the server does not > exist), but it doesn´t add up since I´m able to connect and retrieve the > address lists. > > I have set the option to follow all referrals (subordinal & external). > > Does anyone know what might be wrong? > I´m pretty convinced it is not a programming error. Probably just my lack of > knowlegde regarding Active Directory :) > > Thanks > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
