OpenText™ eDirectory CE 24.4.0.1 (v9.3.0.0001) Release Notes

April 2025

OpenText eDirectory 24.4.0.1 (v9.3.0.0001) resolves a couple of previous issues and is applicable only for OpenText eDirectory 24.4(v9.3). Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the eDirectory Community Support Forums, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.

For the list of software fixes and enhancements in the previous release, see the OpenText eDirectory CE 24.4 (v9.3) Release Notes.

Please note that OpenText eDirectory 24.4.0.1 (v9.3.0.0001) is not available for download in the Software Licenses and Downloads (SLD) site. To get access to it, log a case with Technical Support and request access to the download media.

For more information about this release and for the latest release notes, see the Documentation website.

1.0 What’s Resolved?

This release contains software fixes for the following issues:

Component

Issue ID

Description

ndsd

OCTCR56A695048

ndsd stops responding to requests after upgrading to eDirectory 9.3.

ndsd

OCTCR56A709357

Identity Manager servers crashing after upgrading to eDirectory 9.3.

2.0 System Requirements

For information about prerequisites, hardware requirements, and supported operating systems, see the OpenText™ eDirectory CE 24.4 (v9.3) Installation Guide.

3.0 Installing and Upgrading

To upgrade to OpenText eDirectory 24.4.0.1 (v9.3.0.0001), you need to be on version 9.3. To upgrade your eDirectory 9.3 server to 9.3 HF1, perform the following steps based on your platform:

3.1 Upgrading eDirectory on Linux as Root User

  1. Run the following command to stop the eDirectory instance:

    ndsmanage stopall
  2. Download and extract the eDirectory-9.3.0.0001.zip file.

  3. Run the following command:

    rpm -Uvh patterns-edirectory-9.3.0.0001.x86_64.rpm novell-NDSserv-9.3.0.0001.x86_64.rpm
  4. Run the following command to start the eDirectory instance:

    ndsmanage startall

3.2 Upgrading eDirectory Container Using Docker

  1. Login to the eDirectory container as a root user:

    docker exec -it -u root <containername> /bin/bash
  2. Run the following command to stop the eDirectory instance:

    ndsmanage stopall
  3. Download and extract the eDirectory-9.3.0.0001.zip file.

  4. Run the following commands:

    rpm –Uvh patterns-edirectory-9.3.0.0001.x86_64.rpm
    rpm -Uvh novell-NDSserv-9.3.0.0001.x86_64.rpm
  5. Run the following command to start the eDirectory instance:

    ndsmanage startall
  6. Exit from the eDirectory container.

NOTE:You must upgrade OpenText Identity Manager before using this version of OpenText eDirectory. For more information on the version compatibility see, OpenText Identity Manager Component Versions table in the System Requirements for OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10).

4.0 Additional Documentation

4.1 OpenText Identity Console

For more information on OpenText Identity Console, see OpenText Identity Console documentation page.

4.2 Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI)

The NICI Administration Guide is included in the OpenText™ eDirectory documentation page.

4.3 OpenText eDirectory Issues on Open Enterprise Server

For more information on OpenText eDirectory issues on Open Enterprise Server (OES), see OES Readme.

5.0 Contacting OpenText

For specific product issues, contact Open Text Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/.

Additional technical information or advice is available from several sources:

6.0 Legal Notices

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