Server abend caused an Error: -672

  • 7003119
  • 27-Apr-2009
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell NetWare 5.1
Novell Directory Services 8
Novell eDirectory 8.5 (85.xx)

Situation

Server abended.
Server abend caused an Error: -672
Error: -672 when server loads DS.  Dib will not open.

Resolution

Perform an XK2 on the server.  For information on using the XK2 switch, see TID #7001592 - Manually Removing All Replicas From a Server; DSREPAIR -XK2.  If an -XK2 is not possible or does not work, then DS will need to be removed from the server.

Additional Information

Database corruption due to an abend while writing to the database.
Formerly known as TID# 10068591