Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 2
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Situation
The upgrade from OES2sp2 to OES2sp3 occurred without a problem. After rebooting the server, all was working as expected. However, when trying to install a new product that relied on eDirectory, like "Novell CIFS", you're prompted that eDirectory is not configured and then walked through configuring eDirectory.
Resolution
The best solution is to verify that CONFIG_EDIR_REPLICA_SERVER , in /etc/sysconfig/novell/edir2_sp2, is pointing to the IP address of a valid replica holder BEFORE upgrading to OES2SP3 or OES11. (Note: Section 5.6.1 Prerequisites of the OES11 documentation requires this information to be verified before upgrading).
Cause
There was a problem with the OES2sp2 installation such that in the /etc/sysconfig/novell/edir2_sp2 file, the value for
CONFIG_EDIR_REPLICA_SERVER
was set to "" instead of set to the IP address of a replica holder.
CONFIG_EDIR_REPLICA_SERVER
was set to "" instead of set to the IP address of a replica holder.
Additional Information
If you have already upgraded to OES2sp3, you can remedy the situation by updating /etc/sysconfig/novell/edir2_sp3 -- ensuring that the following values are set properly. The can/are broken into 2 categories:
Parameters that will need to be changed
Here is what you will likely see in edir2_sp3. They should be changed to the values in edir2_sp2:
Parameters that may need to be updates (optional)
Depending on the NMAS methods utilized in the tree, you should insure that the CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS* parameters are the same in edir2_sp3 with edir2_sp2. Some example parameters & values you may see in the edir2_sp3 are:
Parameters that will need to be changed
Here is what you will likely see in edir2_sp3. They should be changed to the values in edir2_sp2:
CONFIG_EDIR_REPLICA_SERVER=""
CONFIG_EDIR_SERVER_CONTEXT=""
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_DA=""
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_MODE="none"
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_SCOPES="DEFAULT"
CONFIG_EDIR_SERVER_CONTEXT=""
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_DA=""
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_MODE="none"
CONFIG_EDIR_SLP_SCOPES="DEFAULT"
Parameters that may need to be updates (optional)
Depending on the NMAS methods utilized in the tree, you should insure that the CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS* parameters are the same in edir2_sp3 with edir2_sp2. Some example parameters & values you may see in the edir2_sp3 are:
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_CERTMUTUAL="no"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_CHLG_RESPONSE="yes"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_DIGEST_MD5="no"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_NDS="yes"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_SIMPWD="no"
CONFIG_EDIR_NTP_SERVERS=""
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_CHLG_RESPONSE="yes"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_DIGEST_MD5="no"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_NDS="yes"
CONFIG_EDIR_NMAS_SIMPWD="no"
CONFIG_EDIR_NTP_SERVERS=""