Environment
Novell eDirectory 8.7.1 for Windows
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 for Windows
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Situation
Error: "Could not start the NDS Server name
Error: "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion".
NDS Server service will not start.
Resolution
There is a blank space in the registry entry
value that calls the NDS service.
1. Open the registry and look for the following
key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\NDS
Server0.
2. Select the value name ImagePath:"C:\Novell\NDS\ndsserv.exe " /DataDir="C:\Novell\NDS\DIBFiles" ds
3. Remove the blank space after ndsserv.exe Example: "C:\Novell\NDS\ndsserv.exe" /DataDir="C:\Novell\NDS\DIBFiles" ds
4. Save the changes and start the NDS service.