eDirectory installation fails in YaST

  • 7003183
  • 30-Apr-2009
  • 30-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Linux
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 for Linux
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (Linux based)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 1 (Linux based)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Situation

eDirectory installation fails when trying to install through YaST
eDirectory installation fails when trying to install through GUI on Linux
The installation gets hanged or pops up a message that installation did not go through

Resolution

This could be due to various reasons. So try the installation through the terminal window.

1. Open the terminal window.
2. If this is a new installation - New tree installation 
 please use the command
 ndsconfig new
follow the options on the screen.
3)if this server is being added in an existing tree
please use the command
ndsconfig add
follow the options on the screen
4)If Step3 fails - when adding a server to an existing tree
 please use the command
ndsconfig add -p ipaddress of the master of root server

(master of root server - the server which holds the master of the root partition)

After checks -

1)Check the status
use the command : ndsstat
this should show it as running and the location to the nds.conf file
2)Also use this command :
rcndsd status
this should show as the eDirectory as running.
 

Additional Information

If you are installing the server in an existing tree the installation could fail because of SLP.

If you face this on multiple servers check the DVD or the ISO images as they could also have a problem.