Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux based)
Situation
novell-httpstkd dies when attempting to access NRM or iFolder
rcnovell-httpstkd shows "dead"
Resolution
Try reinstalling the novell-nrm package.
1) Load "yast2 sw_single"
2) Search for novell-nrm
3) Select "Delete"
4) Click "Accept"
5) Select "ignore" for all the dependencies and continue
6) Choose to install more packages
7) Search for novell-nrm
8) Select "Install"
9) Click "Accept"
If novell-httpstkd is still dead, remove /var/run/httpstkd.pid . Start the service with "rcnovell-httpstkd start". Keep in mind that it typically take about 10 seconds to start.