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Mac OS Server Open Directory Will Not Turn On

Yesterday I got the server application for Mac OS Mountain Lion. This is my first time working with apple server software and when I try to turn on Open Directory it says:

An Error occured on the server while processing a command.

The error occurred while processing a command of type 'setState' in plug-in 'servermgr_dirserv'.

I am not sure what is causing this. I am running the server on a 2010 iMac with Mountain Lion installed and I couldn't find any answers online. Any help would be much appriciated.

Edit: I would be willing to reinstall the server software and reset settings for it if I have to. (I just don't know how)

Mac OS Server-OTHER, OS X Server

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 7:32 AM

37 replies

KrawNET

Level 1

8 points

May 21, 2015 7:37 PM in response to TheLostLibrary

best answer EVER!!!! BLESS YOU!!!

Jun 11, 2015 12:29 PM in response to TheLostLibrary

Open directory now starting just fine and all is good but I lost all my users in the process ? I did:

sudo launchctl unload /System/LIbrary/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist

diskutil repairPermissions /

sudo cp /var/db/openldap/authdata/id2entry.bdb /var/db/openldap/authdata/id2entry.bdb.backup

sudo db_recover -cv -h /var/db/openldap/openldap-data/

sudo /usr/libexec/slapd -Tt

sudo db_recover -cv -h /var/db/openldap/authdata/

sudo /usr/libexec/slapd -Tt

sudo launchctl load /System/LIbrary/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist

Can I retrieve my users and profiles ?

young.m

Level 1

0 points

Jul 20, 2015 10:37 PM in response to francisfromhavertown

Don’t use launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist to stop/start LDAP server, use slapconfig -stopldapserver or -startldapserver instead.

Don’t use diskutil repairPermissions / repair disk permissions where server.app is running on. It will mess up your server permissions. diskutil repairPermissions / is only run on a systems without Server.app installed.

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sudo slapconfig -stopldapserver

db_recover -cv -h /var/db/openldap/authdata/

sudo /usr/libexec/slapd -Tt

if error

db_recover -cv -h /var/db/openldap/openldap-data/

sudo /usr/libexec/slapd -Tt

sudo slapconfig -startldapserver

Aug 27, 2015 12:43 AM in response to neocodesoftware

To neocodesoftware:

Thanks very much.

This instruction set fixed my OD database after a Server and OS upgrade from:

OS 10.10.3 -> 10.10.5

Server 4.0.3 -> 4.1.5

Aug 2015

Oct 20, 2015 3:42 AM in response to TheLostLibrary

Though "Repair permissions" doesn't exist in 10.11, this worked after cloning a server drive to a new drive caused Open Directory to screw up.

gilbert

Level 1

4 points

May 13, 2016 6:21 AM in response to neocodesoftware

The recovering of the database did not work for me. So I replaced step 3 - step 6 by just restoring the whole database from a backup I did when configuring my server.

so, instead of step 3 - step 6, try :

sudo rm -rf /var/db/openldap

sudo cp -pR /Volumes/YourBackupVolume/var/db/openldap /var/db

after doing this, step 7 & 8 went smoothly and everything worked again.

gilbert

req7777

Level 1

20 points

May 31, 2017 12:39 PM in response to TheLostLibrary

Have no idea what I just pasted in my server's terminal but it worked. Hope I am not allowing all Chinese hackers in ;-)

Mac OS Server Open Directory Will Not Turn On