Upgrading eDirectory by using the ndsconfig upgrade command fails, if mount point is set to /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data.Upgrade halts and the following error message is displayed:
ERROR: Unable to check if the directory "/var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data_upg_bak" already exists. If the directory exists, delete it and execute `ndsconfig upgrade --config-file /etc/nds.conf`to restart the upgrade operation.
The problem arises because during the upgrade, the /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data directory is renamed to /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data_upg_bak in order that no customer data is lost. In this case, /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data directory is the mount point, which cannot be renamed.
To workaround this issue, do either of the following:
Change the mount point to /var/opt/novell/eDirectory.
Perform the following:
Create /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data_upg_bak directory.
Move the files from /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data to /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data_upg_bak.
IMPORTANT:Keep the /var/opt/novell/eDirectory/data directory empty to ensure smooth upgrade.
When you upgrade eDirectory after applying a patch, the patch version is not upgraded; but, the base version of the product is upgraded.
This issue is observed and reproduced for the following upgrade scenarios:
Table 2-1 eDirectory Versions
|
Base Product Version |
Patch Version |
Upgraded Version |
|---|---|---|
|
eDirectory 873 |
87310 |
eDirectory 88 SP3 |
|
eDirectory 873 |
eDirectory 88 SP3 |
|
|
eDirectory 873 |
eDirectory 873 SP10 |
|
|
eDirectory 88 SP6 |
any patch |
eDirectory 88 SP8 |
The issue occurs because eDirectory installers and patch installers in Windows are separate. Base product of eDirectory is installed via NIS framework and patches like eDirectory 8.8 SP5 Patch 2 are installed by using Nulsoft Installer Script (NSIS). Because the installers are different, only the base version of the product is upgraded; not the patch installed via NSIS.
To workaround this issue, remove the registry entry of the patch (for example: eDirectory 8.7.3 SP9/eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10/eDirectory 8.8 SP5 patch 2 and eDirectory 8.8 SP5 patch 3) during the upgrade.