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There are a wide variety of error codes and conditions that can be reported in your Novell eDirectory environment. Specific information on each error is available in the Novell online documentation. You can also link to error code information from iMonitor by clicking an error from directly within the DSTrace screen. eDirectory error codes are usually displayed in decimal numbers. NOTE Because the eDirectory is designed as a loosely consistent database, temporary errors are normal. Don't be alarmed if temporary error conditions come and go as part of normal eDirectory operation. However, if errors persist for a significant period of time, you might need to take some action to resolve the problem. eDirectory error codes can be categorized as shown in the following subsections. eDirectory Agent ErrorsThese are the error codes with which you will typically work when tackling some eDirectory problem. They come in two ranges:
The 6001 range is new to recent versions of eDirectory. These error codes identify errors originating in the eDirectory Agent running on your OES Linux server. Operating System ErrorsCertain eDirectory background processes or operations, such as network communications or time synchronization, require the use of functionality provided by the operating system on which eDirectory is running. These functions can return operating-systemspecific error codes to eDirectory. These error codes are passed on to the eDirectory process or operation that initiated a request. Generally, negative numbers identify all eDirectory-generated operating system errors, whereas positive numbers identify all other operating system errors:
This is an esoteric distinction for your information only. During trouble- shooting, you should treat occurrences of operating system errors with the same number, whether negative or positive, as relating to the same event. Client ErrorsIn some cases, an eDirectory server will function as a directory client in order to perform certain background processes or operations. This can result in client-specific error codes being returned to eDirectory background processes and operations. The eDirectory client that is built into ndsd generates these error codes. Client error codes fall in the range of 301 through 399. Other eDirectory ErrorsSome eDirectory background processes and operations require interaction with other daemons running on the OES Linux server. Examples of this include xntpd and the NCP Server. If any of these external processes encounter an error, that error can be passed on to ndsd. Errors in this category utilize codes ranging between 400 and 599. |
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