Invalid credentials when installing DSFW server

Installing First DSFW domain server into the tree
The install fails with error 669 failed authentication

The admin password has a $ character

ndsdcinit.log is as follows:

Start of DSfW installation and provisioning

>>> Preparing staging directory tree
>>> Saving copy of domain configuration
>>> Configuring Network Time

>>> Configuring OpenLDAP
>>> Creating startup scripts
>>> Preparing Schema Naming Context
>>> Generating Aggregate Schema
>>> Preparing Configuration Naming Context
>>> Preparing Domain Naming Context
>>> Generating Domain Intruder Detection Policies
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
    additional info: NDS error: failed authentication (-669)
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
    additional info: NDS error: failed authentication (-669)
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
    additional info: NDS error: failed authentication (-669)
>>> Configuring Kerberos
>>> Configuring SMB Server
>>> Configuring System Volume
>>> Configuring Group Policy Objects
>>> Configuring Domain Services
>>> Removing /var/opt/novell/xad/samba
>>> Removing /etc/opt/novell/xad/samba
>>> Removing /var/opt/novell/xad/run
>>> Making staging directory tree live
>>> Creating DNS Zone object
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials
    additional info: NDS error: failed authentication (-669)
make: *** [nds_configure_zone_object] Error 1

This has been reported to developement
The work around is to change the admin password or if policy forbids that, a new  user with admin equivalent  rights can be created with a simple password.