Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Novell ConsoleOne 1.3.6
NetIQ eDirectory v8.8.6 and later
Novell ConsoleOne 1.3.6
NetIQ eDirectory v8.8.6 and later
Situation
Customers running Novell GroupWise on Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, that have ConsoleOne installed on the server, will run into a series of package dependency warnings on conflicts in NDSbase versions.
During the patching exercise, the following warning message is encountered :
During the patching exercise, the following warning message is encountered :
Possible solutions:
[ ] Following actions will be done: see below
[ ] replacement of NDSbase-8.7.3.6-38.i386 with novell-NDSbase-8.8.6.6-1.1.x86_64
[ ] do not install patch:oes11-edirectory-886-patch6-6158.noarch
deinstallation of novell-NDSbase-8.8.6.5-3.29.x86_64
deinstallation of yast2-novell-schematool-2.13.2-4.360.noarch
deinstallation of novell-NDSserv-8.8.6.5-3.29.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NOVLembox-8.8.6.5-3.90.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NDSimon-8.8.6.5-3.90.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NDSrepair-8.8.6.3-5.38.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-kerberos-ldpa-extensions-1.5.55.54.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-migration-edirectory-0.1.0-70.481.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-npkiserver-3.3.5-2.418.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-sasl-gssapi-method-2.8.3.3-4.1.x86-64
[ ] Following actions will be done: see below
[ ] replacement of NDSbase-8.7.3.6-38.i386 with novell-NDSbase-8.8.6.6-1.1.x86_64
[ ] do not install patch:oes11-edirectory-886-patch6-6158.noarch
deinstallation of novell-NDSbase-8.8.6.5-3.29.x86_64
deinstallation of yast2-novell-schematool-2.13.2-4.360.noarch
deinstallation of novell-NDSserv-8.8.6.5-3.29.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NOVLembox-8.8.6.5-3.90.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NDSimon-8.8.6.5-3.90.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-NDSrepair-8.8.6.3-5.38.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-kerberos-ldpa-extensions-1.5.55.54.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-migration-edirectory-0.1.0-70.481.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-npkiserver-3.3.5-2.418.x86_64
deinstallation of novell-sasl-gssapi-method-2.8.3.3-4.1.x86-64
Resolution
Please make sure to select/check the option :
This will ensure that eDirectory is updated properly and no eDirectory depending modules are inadvertently downgraded and cause additional problems.
Be aware that not selecting the option to downgrade NDSbase will severely impact server stability and operation
Once the upgrade has finished, it may be required to re-install ConsoleOne to continue managing GroupWise on the server directly.
Be prepared however that there is a risk the next eDirectory patch will exhibit the exact same behavior, and the same procedure needs to be applied.
replacement of NDSbase-8.7.3.6-38.i386 with novell-NDSbase-8.8.6.6-1.1.x86_64
This will ensure that eDirectory is updated properly and no eDirectory depending modules are inadvertently downgraded and cause additional problems.
Be aware that not selecting the option to downgrade NDSbase will severely impact server stability and operation
Once the upgrade has finished, it may be required to re-install ConsoleOne to continue managing GroupWise on the server directly.
Be prepared however that there is a risk the next eDirectory patch will exhibit the exact same behavior, and the same procedure needs to be applied.
Cause
The root cause of this dependency problem is that ConsoleOne is installed directly on the OES11 server to ease GroupWise administration.
ConsoleOne is no longer under active development, and is only supported when used to manage GroupWise. As ConsoleOne is packaged with it's own (and 'older') version of NDSbase, this conflicts with the versions that are typically updated and released with eDirectory updates through patches.
ConsoleOne is no longer under active development, and is only supported when used to manage GroupWise. As ConsoleOne is packaged with it's own (and 'older') version of NDSbase, this conflicts with the versions that are typically updated and released with eDirectory updates through patches.
Additional Information
Screenshot of the problem :
