Novell eDirectory 8.8 Troubleshooting Guide - NetIQ

For any problem configuring the eDirectory SNMP subagent (ndssnmpsa), see the /etc/opt/novell/
eDirectory/conf/ndssnmp/ndssnmpsa.log file. To get the debug messages, start ndssnmpsa in
verbose mode as follows:
/opt/novell/eDirectory/bin/ndssnmpsa -v 3 -l 3
Where v is verbose mode and l indicates the log mode.
6.5.5 Traps are Not Received at the SNMP Console or the MIB
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Ensure that the trap destination is entered in net-snmp configuration.
For more details on how to configure see section “Configuring the Master Agent” in the Novell
eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide.
6.6 SNMP Issues After Upgrading from
eDirectory 8.7.3 to eDirectory 8.8
After upgrading from eDirectory 8.7.3 to eDirectory 8.8, you might get the following error:
%%% Attempting to restart the Novell eDirectory SNMP subagent
(ndssnmpsa)...
Starting NDS SNMP Subagent ...
Initialization failure. Error code : -255
Please Wait...
Done
%%% Unable to start ndssnmpsa... Please try starting it manually...
This error occurs because with eDirectory 8.8, eDirectory does not listen on the localhost. Earlier the
ndssnmp.cfg file had SERVER localhost set by default.
To resolve this error, you need to manually edit the ndssnmp.cfg file and include the host name of
the eDirectory server, which needs to be monitored.
For example, type the following in the ndssnmp.cfg file:
SERVER test-server
test-server is the hostname on which eDirectory is running on the default NCP port (that is 524). If
eDirectory is running on a different port (for ex: 1524), the entry should be as follows:
SERVER test-server:1524
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