DirXML drivers unable to start

(Last modified: 14Jan2004)

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fact

Novell DirXML Starter Pack from NetWare 6.5

Novell Lotus Notes Driver

Remote Loader Configuration

symptom

DirXML drivers unable to start

Unable to bind DirXML Driver <Driver Name>. DirXML Err: -288.

Message = com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.EmptyStreamAttributeException

cause

The Subscriber Placement rule is empty of information.

fix

This is the default placement rule for the subscriber channel for the NT driver.  Copy and paste this with your domain name into the subscribe placement rule.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<placement-rules dest-dn-format="slash" src-dn-format="slash">
 <placement-rule>
  <match-class class-name="User"/>
  <placement>\YourDomainName\<copy-attr attr-name="CN"/>
  </placement>
 </placement-rule>
</placement-rules>

note

Information from the dstrace log running on the NetWare side.

DirXML Log Event -------------------
       Status = error
       Message = com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.EmptyStreamAttributeException
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.ConfigAbstraction.getAttributeXML(ConfigAbstraction.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.ConfigAbstraction.getReferencedXML(ConfigAbstraction.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.ConfigAbstraction.getRule(ConfigAbstraction.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Transformer.createRuleProcessor(Transformer.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Transformer.loadChannelRules(Transformer.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Subscriber.init(Subscriber.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Subscriber.<init>(Subscriber.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Driver.startShim(Driver.java)
            at com.novell.nds.dirxml.engine.Driver.run(Driver.java)
            at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
DirXML Driver Initialization Error!

document

Document Title: DirXML drivers unable to start
Document ID: 10089095
Solution ID: NOVL94195
Creation Date: 25Nov2003
Modified Date: 14Jan2004
Novell Product Class:Novell eDirectory

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