Novell eDirectory 8.8 Troubleshooting Guide - NetIQ
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Troubleshooting Guide - NetIQ
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Troubleshooting Guide - NetIQ
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ndsbackup sR 164.99.14<strong>8.8</strong>2:1524<br />
In <strong>eDirectory</strong> <strong>8.8</strong> and later, while you back up the data, NDS Error: Requires a Password might be<br />
displayed. This is because the server might have attributes marked for encryption and you might not<br />
have used the option -E to encrypt or decrypt the backup data.<br />
11.5 Using Ndsrepair<br />
This section consists of the following:<br />
novdocx (ENU) 01 February 2006<br />
• “Syntax” on page 62<br />
• Section 11.5.2, “<strong>Troubleshooting</strong> ndsrepair,” on page 68<br />
Use the ndsrepair utility at the server console to do the following:<br />
• Correct <strong>eDirectory</strong> problems such as bad records, schema mismatches, bad server addresses,<br />
and external references.<br />
• Make advanced changes to the <strong>eDirectory</strong> schema.<br />
• Perform the following operations on the <strong>eDirectory</strong> database:<br />
• Check the structure of the database automatically without closing the database and<br />
without database intervention.<br />
• Check the database index.<br />
• Repair the database without closing the database and locking out users.<br />
• Reclaim free space by discarding empty records.<br />
11.5.1 Syntax<br />
To run ndsrepair, use the following syntax:<br />
ndsrepair {-U| -P| -S| -C| -E| -N| -T| -J entry_id}<br />
[-A yes|no] [-O yes|no] [-F filename] [-Ad]<br />
or<br />
ndsrepair -R [-l yes|no [-u yes|no] [-m yes|no] [-i yes|no] [-f yes|no]<br />
[-d yes|no] [-t yes|no] [-o yes|no] [-r yes|no] [-v yes|no] [-c yes|no]<br />
[-A yes|no] [-O yes|no] [-F filename]<br />
IMPORTANT: The -Ad option should not be used without prior direction from <strong>Novell</strong> Support<br />
personnel.<br />
Ndsrepair Options<br />
Option<br />
Description<br />
-U Unattended Full Repair option. Instructs ndsrepair to run and exit without further<br />
user intervention. This is the suggested means of repair unless you are told by<br />
<strong>Novell</strong> Support to perform certain operations manually. You can view the log file<br />
after the repair has completed to determine what changes ndsrepair has made.<br />
62 <strong>Novell</strong> <strong>eDirectory</strong> <strong>8.8</strong> <strong>Troubleshooting</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>