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this topic  Understanding ADAM LDAP referrals  Updated: August
22, 2005  Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2  ADAM LDAP
referrals  In accordance with RFC 2251, Active Directory
Application Mode (ADAM) supports the use of referrals. With
referrals you can use ADAM to direct LDAP clients to a more
appropriate location in response to a query from the client.
Also in accordance with RFC 2251, ADAM can return referrals in
response to any LDAP operation request, except "unbind" and
"abandon" requests, which have no responses. ADAM maintains
referral data in crossRef objects that are stored in the
partitions container of the configuration directory partition.
ADAM creates and maintains crossRef objects for all directory
partitions in the configuration set, including the configuration
and schema partitions. These crossRef objects are used to
generate referrals in response to queries that request data
about objects that exist in the configuration set but