Error reinstalling eDirectory on SLES 10: Installing NDSserv… Unable to install

by admin on September 4, 2008

Error received when I was reinstalling eDirectory on SLES 10:

Installing NDSserv… Unable to install NDSserv-8-7-3-37.i386.rpm, exiting

To fix this error:

1) Rename the /usr/lib/nds-modules directory /usr/lib/nds-modules.old:

mv /usr/lib/nds-modules /usr/lib/nds-modules.bad

2) re-run ./nds-install

3) copy original /usr/lib/nds-modules.old files back to /usr/lib/nds-modules after installation

completes:

cp /usr/lib/nds-modules.bad/* /usr/lib/nds-modules/

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al September 9, 2008 at 10:38 am: Thank you for your solution, but it didn’t work for me.

Installing ntls … done
Installing NDSserv … Unable to install /mnt/Linux/setup/NDSserv-8.7.3-37.i386.rpm , Exiting…

Do you have other advice?

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Julie September 9, 2008 at 12:03 pm: al-

try renaming /etc/nds.conf and /var/nds, then re-reun the installation.

or manually force the .rpm to install:
rpm -Uvh NDSserv* –force

As a last resort:

http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/09/09/novell-scrubsh-use-when-you-really-really-really-want-to-get-rid-of-edirectory/ then re-install eDirectory

-Julie

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