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Unloads the LDAP server (
nldap.nlm
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Tries to take the entire server down.
The LDAP server waits until all current operations complete before applying any new update. The
server also postpones new operations from running until the update is complete. This delay can
cause the server to appear to stop responding to new requests until the search is done and the server
can refresh itself. Or the server appears to hang during the unload.
If the search request is long but has many hits, and Henri unloads the LDAP server, it aborts the
search and quickly unloads when the next hit is returned to the client. However, if the search request
has only one or no hits in 20 minutes, the LDAP server isn't able to abandon the NDS
®
or eDirectory
request in progress.
For a refresh or update, the search will not be aborted even if it has many hits to return to the client.
14.3.2 Verifying That The LDAP Server Is Running
To verify that the LDAP service is running, use the Novell Import Conversion Export Utility (ICE).
At a workstation, run
ice.exe
from the command line or use Novell iManager or ConsoleOne
®
.
At the Command Line
1
Go to the directory that contains
ice.exe
(for example,
c:\novell\consoleone\1.2\bin
).
2 Run
ice.exe
.
Search the rootDSE. Include parameters that identify the source handler and the export handler.
For example enter
ice -S LDAP -s 10.128.45.0 -p 389 -c base -a vendorname -D LDIF -f testoutput
This example sends output to a testoutput file.
Parameter and Value Description
-S LDAP Specifies LDAP as the source handler.
-s 10.128.45.0 Specifies the server's DNS name or IP address.
-p 389 Specifies the port number of the LDAP server that the LDAP
source handler parameter identified. The default port is 389. If
389 is not the installed port, specify the clear-text port number.
-c base Specifies that the scope of the search request is only the base
object entry itself.
-a vendorname Specifies that the search is to retrieve the vendorname attribute.
-D LDIF Specifies LDIF as the destination handler.
-f testoutput Specifies the filename where LDIF records can be written.