# ldapsearch does not return anything tangible in the output if it enounters a referral # Asking for the referral will return LDAP_REFERRAL Referral (10) Matched DN: cn=Gern Jensen,ou=Information Technology Division,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com Referral: ldap://hostB/cn=Gern%20Jensen,ou=Information%20Technology%20Division,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com??sub # Asking for anything under a referral will do the same Referral (10) Matched DN: cn=Gern Jensen,ou=Information Technology Division,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com Referral: ldap://hostB/cn=child,cn=Gern%20Jensen,ou=Information%20Technology%20Division,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com??sub