Common Installation Problems - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Installation Manual

WARNING: There are only 256 file descriptors (soft limit) available, which
limit the number of simultaneous connections.
up to 1024 (hard limit), are available by issuing 'ulimit' ('limit' for tcsh)
command with proper arguments.
ulimit -n 4096
ERROR : The above errors MUST be corrected before proceeding.

Common Installation Problems

Clients cannot locate the server.
First, try using the host name. If that does not work, use the fully qualified name
(such as
does not work, use the IP address.
If your NIS domain is different from your DNS domain, the fully qualified host and
domain name presented by the installer may be incorrect. These values must be
corrected to use the DNS domain name.
Installation cannot determine the Domain Name for this Host. Your network settings
may not be correct, or your host may be on a DHCP network.
Windows 2000 requires setting of domain names in two places, one is the default
for the whole computer and the other is the one to use for the specific network
connection. If you have not specified the domain name to use for the specific
network connection, when installing Directory Server, you will notice the warning
message shown below:
Setup Warning: Installation cannot determine the Domain Name for
this Host. Your network settings may not be correct, or your host may
be on a DHCP network. If you are using TCP/IP, your Domain Name must
be filed in.
To verify yor Domain Name TCP/IP setting, go to Control Panel
Network Settings, and ensure that your TCP/IP DNS properties have
the Domain Name filled out. Do you want to continue?
To avoid this error message:
On the desktop, right click the icon labeled My Computer.
1.
Click on the Network Identification tab.
2.
Click the Properties box.
3.
In the Identification Changes dialog box, click More.
4.
), and make sure the server is listed in the DNS. If that
www.domain.com
Common Installation Problems
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