LDAP server not running, err = no such value (-602) in ndsd.log

  • 7004449
  • 16-Sep-2009
  • 08-Nov-2012

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux
Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2

Situation

LDAP Server not running.
"ndstrace -c modules"says nldap running.
"netstat -na | grep 389" or "netstat -na | grep 636"does not show ports open.

/var/opt/novell/eDirectory/log/ndsd.log shows every 2 minutes:

Sep 14 15:45:45  Dynamically upgrading LDAP Group object...
Sep 14 15:45:45  LDAP Group attribute 'LDAP Allow Clear Text Password' not found, installing new default
Sep 14 15:45:45  LDAP Group attribute 'ldapAttributeList' not found, creating default attribute map
Sep 14 15:45:45  Failed to create attribute map in UpgradeExistingLDAPGroup, err = no such value (-602)
Sep 14 15:45:45  UpgradeExistingLDAPGroup failed in UpgradeLDAPGroupObject, err = no such value (-602)


Resolution

Check the Trustee list of the "LDAP Group" object for this server. The server should be listed as Trustee.
When not, add the server as trustee with supervisor rights to [All Attribute Rights] and [Entry Rights].
Restart ndsd afterwards.