Description of problem:

Referral mode not working and failing with error: ERROR: Error: 103 - 10 - 53 - Server is unwilling to perform - [] -
need to set nsslapd-referral

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create two instances

2. Stop the instance on the host you want to redirect:

# systemctl stop dirsrv@instance_name

3. Run ns-slapd in referral mode:

# ns-slapd refer -D /etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name [-p port] -r referral_url

4.Even though nsslapd-referral is set:
cn=data_on_1,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
...
nsslapd-referral: ldap://localhost:38902/ou=people,dc=example,dc=com

Updating the state doesn't work:
# dsconf -v instance1 backend suffix set --state referral
ou=data_on_instance1,dc=example,dc=com
...
ldap.UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM: {'msgtype': 103, 'msgid': 10, 'result': 53,
'desc': 'Server is unwilling to perform', 'ctrls': [], 'info': 'need
to set
 nsslapd-referral before moving to referral state\n'}


Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_directory_server/11/html-single/administration_guide/index#Configuring_Directory_Databases-Using_Referrals