I would suggest not naming any of the components of object names with periods, that is inherently bad. The escaped period in novell\.com is most likely the unexpected part. This isn't active directory, so there is none of the glorified DNS style naming, unless you want to torture yourself.

When you create your tree, make two organizations ( o=... ) at the top level. This is not best practice naming, but it will work and be simple.

TREENAME
-- O=Netadmin <-- Stuff your eDirectory server here when you install the new tree.
-- O=GroupWise <-- Stuff your GroupWise objects here, when asked during the GW portion of the installation.

Place your server in the O=Netadmin container, give it a simple name, like "GW" Now you have eliminated all the silly punctuation problems you might encounter.

-- Bob

Thank you for your quick answers. I will try your suggestions.

Thank you all for your support. We stopped the project today.
Maybe I will try your suggestions in the future.

managedata wrote:

> Thank you all for your support. We stopped the project today. Maybe I will try
> your suggestions in the future.

Almost always on a stand-alone Windows or Linux server with eDirectory, I resort
to putting the server IP address in the box for the tree name when logging in -
seems to work every time.

--
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I am still not able to install Groupwise

Following the steps I tried (Windows 2008 R2, VMWare ESXi):

eDirectory setup:

- Create a new eDirectory tree
- Tree name: GW2012Tree
- New server object context: WIN-GW2012-NDS.Groupwise
- Admin name: Admin
- Admin Context: OU=Netadmin.O=Groupwise

After installation of eDirectory, I have installed the following applications:

Novell Client 2 SP2 for Windows

Login to Novell client after installation:

Username: Admin
Password: novell

Tree: GW12Tree (button "Trees" shows no trees)
Context: OU=Netadmin.O=Groupwise
Message "Cannot access tree or server"

Tree: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Message "Cannot access tree "GW12Tree""

Tree: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/GW12Tree
Message "Cannot access tree "GW12Tree""

Which values do I have to enter for tree, context and server in the Novell Client Login Window?

After installation of ConsoleOne:

- On the left side is only the tree "NDS"

- When I try to login (Button with the tree and arrow)
Username: Admin
Password: novell
Tree: GW2012Tree (When I use the tree button, the tree list is empty)
Context: OU=Netadmin.O=Groupwise
Button "Login" -> Server not found

Installation of Groupwise 2012:

Groupwise system name: GW2012Sys
DNS hostname or IP-adress of eDirectory server: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (= IP-adress of my server)
User name: Admin
Context : OU=Netadmin.O=Groupwise
Password: novell

Error 102. Authentication not possible. Check username, context and password

Firewall is disabled

In my last posting I had a typing error: I used GW2012Tree in all fields (not GW12Tree).

Hi,

In the Tree field type in the IP of the eDir server. In Server Field type in the IP of the eDir server. Then click on Context and see if you can browse to the context of your user object.

ConsoleOne doesn't play nice if you have not authenticated with the client first - there are ways around this, but I suggest that you try the above first.

Let us know how it goes.

Cheers,

laurabuckley;2297315 wrote:
Hi,

In the Tree field type in the IP of the eDir server. In Server Field type in the IP of the eDir server. Then click on Context and see if you can browse to the context of your user object.

ConsoleOne doesn't play nice if you have not authenticated with the client first - there are ways around this, but I suggest that you try the above first.

Let us know how it goes.

Cheers,

Hello,

and thank you for your support!

I tried to login to the Novell Client:

User: Admin
Password: novell
Tree: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (or 127.0.0.1)
Server: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (or 127.0.0.1)

Click on Button "Context" -> No access to tree XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (or 127.0.0.1)

I work with a german GUI so the original messages can be slightly different.

Hi

eDirectory does not bind to 127.0.0.1, only the statically assigned IP address of the server. Perhaps use Telnet to check to see if port 524 is responding.

Let us know how it goes.

Cheers,

Hi,

Hi again,

I tried "telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 524" (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX = static IP of the server)

Error message: no connection to server port 524

The firewall is down and I opened Port 524 for TCP.

Hi,

Hi again,

I tried "telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 524" (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX = static IP of the server)

Error message: no connection to server port 524

The firewall is down and I opened Port 524 for TCP.