Novell eDirectory 8.8 Troubleshooting Guide - NetIQ

Step 2: Rectify the Error LDIF File to Eliminate the Errors
Open LDAP defines some schema definitions publicly, which include attributes like objectClasses,
attributeTypes, ldapSyntaxes, and subschemSubentry. These definitions exist internally and are very
important to the schema, and therefore, they cannot be modified. Operations that try to modify these
definitions results in the following error:
LDAP error : 53 (DSA is unwilling to perform)
Any records that contain references to these definitions cause the following error:
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LDAP error : 16 ( No such attribute )
Thus, records that contain any reference to these objects or that try to modify these definitions need
to be commented in the LDIF error file (err.ldf in the example).
8.3.3 Migrating the Open LDAP Data to Novell eDirectory
Execute the following command to migrate the data:
ice -e error_data.ldif -SLDAP -s OpenLDAP_server -p OpenLDAP_port -d
admin_context -w password -t -b dc=blr,dc=novell,dc=com -F
objectclass=* -DLDAP -d admin_context -w password -l -F
For example:
ice -e err_data.ldif -SLDAP -s open_srv1 -p open_port1 -d
cn=administrator,dc=blr,dc=novell,dc=com -w secret1 -t -b
dc=blr,dc=novell,dc=com -F objectclass=* -DLDAP -d cn=admin,o=novell -
w secret2 -l -F
Some objects also may fail due to forward referencing and internal dependencies on the objects,
which may not break any applications.
8.3.4 Making PAM Work with Novell eDirectory After Migration
After migrating from OpenLDAP to eDirectory, you need to make some changes for PAM to work
with eDirectory.
Changes in /etc/ldap.conf File
# The distinguished name to bind to the server with.
# Optional: default is to bind anonymously.
binddn cn=admin,o=acme
...
# The credentials to bind with.
# Optional: default is no credential.
bindpw secret
...
# The search scope.
scope sub
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