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11.1.3 Checking External References
This repair operation checks each external reference object to determine if a replica containing the
object can be located. If all the servers containing a replica of the partition that the object is in are
inaccessible, the object will not be found. If the object cannot be found, a warning is posted.
This operation also provides obituary information.
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click eDirectory Maintenance Utilities > Basic Repair .
3 Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next .
4
Specify a user name, password, and context for the server where you will perform the
operation, then click
Next .
5 Click Check External References , then click Start .
6 Follow the online instructions to complete the operation.
11.1.4 Repairing a Single Object
This repair operation will try to resolve any inconsistencies in an eDirectory object which might be
preventing eDirectory from accessing such data. This operation works only on user-created
partitions and on the external reference partition.
This operation is performed on the live database files. If the corruption is at the physical level, you
might need to perform a Physical and Structure check before the Single Object Repair is run.
Make sure you always have a current backup copy of the eDirectory database.
1 In Novell iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Description: Roles and Tasks button .
2 Click eDirectory Maintenance Utilities > Basic Repair .
3 Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next .
4
Specify a user name, password, and context for the server where you will perform the
operation, then click
Next .
5 Click Single Object Repair , then click Start .
6 Specify the object you want to repair, then click Next .
7 Follow the online instructions to complete the operation.
11.1.5 Deleting Unknown Leaf Objects
Repair changes inconsistent objects to Unknown objects when they do not have mandatory
properties or are invalid in other respects (their properties don’t meet minimum requirements for an
object type). Unknown objects are real objects and eDirectory knows about them. They are
unknown because their object class cannot be fully validated. Unknown objects, represented by
question mark icons, can be deleted but cannot easily be changed back to their original object type.
This repair operation deletes all objects in the local eDirectory database that have the Unknown
object class and maintain no subordinate objects. The deletion is later synchronized to other replicas
in the eDirectory tree.