novell-dhcpd fails to start with TLS error 5

  • 7012093
  • 05-Apr-2013
  • 05-Apr-2013

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux

Situation

Attempting to start novell-dhcpd fails with a TLS error 5
novell-dhcpd fails to read configuration out of eDirectory with tls errors.

Resolution

Examine the /etc/openldap/ldap.conf file and ensure the following line is included:

TLS_REQCERT   allow


Cause

Some modifications to the default ldap.conf file can cause this issue. A great troubleshooting step is to backup your current ldap.conf and replace it with a default one.  For your convenience, a default ldap.conf is found below:

#
# LDAP Defaults
#

# See ldap.conf(5) for details
# This file should be world readable but not world writable.

#BASE    dc=example,dc=com
#URI    ldap://ldap.example.com ldap://ldap-master.example.com:666

#SIZELIMIT    12
#TIMELIMIT    15
#DEREF        never
TLS_REQCERT allow