Environment
Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 for Linux
Situation
Unable to start the eDirectory 8.8.5 standalone installer which is available at https://dl.netiq.com on Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux (OES2).
Starting the installer does not return any messages, only the prompt is returned.
Running the script in debug mode ( sh -x ./nds-install ) finishes with the message in the "Additional information" section and the same information is placed in the installation log.
Starting the installer does not return any messages, only the prompt is returned.
Running the script in debug mode ( sh -x ./nds-install ) finishes with the message in the "Additional information" section and the same information is placed in the installation log.
Resolution
The installer is expected to return a reason for failing, in this case it not being supported on the OES platform. This has been reported to engineering.
Installation of the standalone eDirectory 8.8.5 installer is not supported on OES2 Linux.
YaST is the recommended tool on OES and nds-install should not be used on OES. Doing so may cause other OES services to fail.
Patching eDirectory on OES2 Linux servers: eDirectory needs to be patched through the regular patch update channels.
Status
Reported to EngineeringAdditional Information
server-x64:~/885/eDirectory/setup # sh -x ./nds-install
...
'[' Linux = SunOS -o Linux = AIX -o Linux = HPUX ']'
+ echo -n 19/05/09:07:02:11
+ echo Build type=64-bit Linux
+ '[' Linux = Linux ']'
+ '[' -f /etc/SuSE-release ']'
+ rpm -q novell-oes-install
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ write_log 'Detected Open Enterprise Server, aborting the installation'
++ dirname /root/nds-install.log
+ dirn=/root
+ '[' '!' -d /root ']'
+ '[' -n /root/nds-install.log ']'
++ date +%d/%m/%y:%H:%M:%S
+ echo_sameline 19/05/09:07:02:11
+ '[' Linux = SunOS -o Linux = AIX -o Linux = HPUX ']'
+ echo -n 19/05/09:07:02:11
+ echo Detected Open Enterprise Server, aborting the installation
+ exit 1