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Managing the NetWare Directory Services Tree

Repairing the NetWare Directory Database

The Directory Services Repair (dsrepair) utility is provided with NetWare 4

software to repair problems with NetWare Directory Services on a single-

server basis. It does not correct problems on servers from a single,

centralized location. It must be run on each server on which you want to

correct Directory database errors.

Directory Services Repair Overview

The Directory Services Repair utility allows you to maintain and repair the

local NetWare Directory database of a tree. This utility performs the

following operations:

• Repairs the local database

You are provided with tools to repair replicas, replica rings, and Server objects.

You can also view the purge time of each replica to ensure that data in each

replica is the same.

• Analyzes each server in each local partition for synchronization errors

You can view errors and list the partition name, server name, synchronization

time, and error code for each error.

• Writes replica information to a log file

The log ﬁle contains detailed information about local partitions and servers. This

information helps you diagnose damage to the database.

• Creates a dump file of a damaged database

The dump ﬁle is saved in a compressed format. You can use Directory Services

Repair to diagnose and repair the damaged database.

• Checks the remote server ID list

You can access a list of the identiﬁcation numbers for remote servers. You can

use this list to verify the identiﬁcation numbers of remote servers and modify the

numbers if you need to.

• Searches for local database objects

A browser allows you to locate and synchronize objects in the local database.