Don't confuse directory catalog with directory assistance

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Dear dan

I think it is not working because you are trying to do 2 different things at the same time. Just stick to directory assistance - directory catalog is not the same thing.

There are step by step instructions in the admin help guide to setting up directory assistance. Follow these and check each stage carefully.

They are (roughly):
1) Create a new Directory based on pubnames.ntf (you did this). However check the ACL - perhaps it isn't working because the server itself is not in the ACL
2) Create a directory assistance database based on the correct system template. Create replica copies of this on all relevant servers. Set the ACL correctly and ensure included in any replication connection documents for system databases
3) Create a non-LDAP rule for the second directory - you do not need to create a rule for names.nsf. You do not need to use LDAP
4) Ensure that the rule is enabled
5) ensure that you have specifed the location of the secondary directory correctly - either using a database link and/or servername/filepath
6) Select all the relevant server documents and choose Actions -> Set directory assistance information. The Administration process then wil update the correct field in the server documents.

Then if you wait a bit the servers should pick it up once the admin request is pushed through

You may need to restart the client though.

This should work unless you've messed up by adding in extended directory etc. Can't help much more without seeing it.

Just take it step by step and check everything

Feedback response number WEBB89JHN7 created by ~Kim Froresatherings on 09/22/2010