ndsd does not start automatically after rebooting the server.

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Environment

Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Linux

Situation

Scenario:
OES patches for SLES 10 server have been applied. Installation was successful without any errors.
The System has been rebooted. After the reboot the "ndsd" did not start automatically. ndsd will start manually by using the command "rcndsd start".

ndsd needs to be restarted manually every time the server is rebooted.

Resolution

This seems to happen sometimes that the ndsd does get enough time to start when the server starts, so we need to add the a small delay in the ndsd script, so that the ndsd starts after the server starts all the services, then starts the ndsd.

Steps for Resolution:

Open a terminal and go to the directory /etc/init.d/
Open the ndsd script in the gedit or vi.
Scroll down to the line # 157, just above where it says, "StartNdsd () {", please find screen shot below for reference.
Now above where is says "StartNdsd () {", add a small delay by entering the following text, "sleep 30"
Please refer to the above screen shot for reference.
Now restart the server, this sould start the ndsd automatically.

Additional Information

Addition of the delay does not work on the servers that are running in the Virtual Environment

You would need to restart ndsd manually in the server that are in the virtual environment.

Document

Document ID:	7001657
Creation Date:	03-08-2009
Modified Date:	03-09-2009
Novell Product:	eDirectory

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