Novell eDirectory 8.6.1 for NetWare


The Novell LDAP Server Does Not Support Downgrades from Support Packs

If you install a Support Pack and then later remove it, you might find that the LDAP server will no longer respond to client requests. To resolve this, use ConsoleOne® to manually create new LDAP Server and Group objects, reassociate the LDAP Server object with the NCP Server object, and remove the obsolete Server and Group objects.

  1. Open a pre-Support Pack version of ConsoleOne that exactly matches the version of the LDAP server you want to run and then log in with administrator privileges.

  2. At the same tree location where the upgraded LDAP objects exist, create a new LDAP Server object and a new LDAP Group object.

    These new objects will contain the original defaults for the specific version of the LDAP server and group. Be aware that shared group objects are generally not compatible across multiple LDAP server versions. You will need to restore any changes and associations that had been made to these objects prior to the installation of the Support Pack.

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  3. Review the properties of the NCP Server object associated with this Support Pack change.

    1. Right-click the NCP Server object and then click Properties.

    2. On the Other tab, replace the LDAP server name listed in the Attributes list with the new LDAP Server object name.

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  4. Delete the obsolete LDAP Server object.

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  5. Delete the obsolete LDAP Group object after it is not being shared among other LDAP Server objects.

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Be sure to review the contexts of the LDAP Group and Server objects to ensure they refer to each other properly. Also make sure that security measures such as X.509 certificates are created and associated correctly and that SSL is configured accordingly.



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