GWIA fails to start

  • 7000030
  • 08-Apr-2008
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Products:
Novell NetWare 6.5
Novell GroupWise 7
Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) 7
Configuration:
GWIA NLMs in SYS:\SYSTEM
GWIA.CFG contains the correct switches
GWIA.NCF points to the right GWIA.CFG

Situation

Symptoms:
GWIA fails to start
ERROR: "Unable to connect to specified GroupWise post office"
GWIA starts when GWIA.NLM is started using /home and /dhome switch
GWIA starts with an error message if GWIA is started using GWIA.NLM using /home switch
GWIA fails to start even if GWIA is started using the correct path to GWIA.CFG that contains the correct switches

Resolution

Corrective Actions:
Make sure that there is no GWIA.CFG at the root of the SYS: Volume