7.1 Connection Resolution of LDAP Clients

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) client establishes an LDAP connection to the directory server based on the given server information. The server information can be NULL (indicates that the joined domain name SHOULD be used), domain name (DNS/NetBIOS), server host name, or server IP address. Below is the connection resolution logic for the given server information:

  • NULL (indicates that the joined domain name SHOULD be used)

    • LDAP client uses the DC Location algorithm, as described in section 7.6.2.2 (Connecting to a Directory Server), to locate a server for the joined domain name.

  • Domain name (DNS/NetBIOS)

    • LDAP client uses the DC Location algorithm, as described in section 7.6.2.2 (Connecting to a Directory Server), to locate a server for the given domain name.

  • Server host name

    • LDAP client uses the given server host name to establish an LDAP connection.

  • Server IP address

    • LDAP client uses the given server IP address to establish an LDAP connection.