NetWare 5.x Server will not load.

(Last modified: 29Jan2003)

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fact

Novell NetWare 5.1

Novell NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 1 (NW51SP1.EXE)

Novell NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 2A (NW51SP2A.EXE)

Novell NetWare 5.0

Novell NetWare 5.0 Support Pack 6A (NW5SP6A.EXE)

Novell NetWare 5.0 Support Pack 5 (NW5SP5.EXE)

NetWare 5 Support Pack 4

symptom

NetWare 5.x Server will not load.

Server boots with a list of Public Symbol Errors.

The server loads the STARTUP.NCF, then goes to a cursor.

Server will not load the LoadStages.

Volumes won't mount.

fix

The first NLM that loads when a server is brought up is the NWKCFG.NLM, which processes the SERVCFG files.  If the first loadstages are not processing then it is possible that the SERVCFG files are corrupt.  Delete SERVCFG.NBK, SERVCFG.000, and SERVCFG.TMP in C:\NWSERVER.   The next time the server is brought up it will create new SERVCFG files.

With a new SERVCFG file your server parameters will be set back to default.  These parameters are configured in MONITOR / SERVER PARAMETERS.

document

Document Title:	NetWare 5.x Server will not load.
Document ID:	10023623
Solution ID:	1.0.43860857.2450352
Creation Date:	19Dec1999
Modified Date:	29Jan2003
Novell Product Class:	NetWare

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