Environment
Novell eDirectory 8.8
Situation
Error: eDirectory login cannot be done. Please check whether Novell
eDirectory server is running on the machine localhost and on the
port 524.
The error message shown above is returned when a valid login attempt is made with eDirectory 8.8 against the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1, for example).
The error message shown above is returned when a valid login attempt is made with eDirectory 8.8 against the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1, for example).
Resolution
eDirectory 8.8 does not bind to the loopback IP address anymore by
default so logins to 'localhost' or '127.0.0.1' or anything else
that is refering to the loopback address will fail even though
eDirectory is up and running. This setting overrides the Tree
being specified. Logging into the server using the IP address
that eDirectory is bound to should allow the login to proceed
normally. Specifying the tree without the IP/port should work
as well if everything else is working properly.