ODSEE - The dsadm reindex Command Results in Error - "failed: error 1" (Doc ID 2191260.1)

Last updated on APRIL 18, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Directory Server error:

dsadm reindex -bl -t "Sort xpsSortKey" <ODSEE_INST_PATH> <BACKEND_ID>
[26/Jul/2016:22:39:07 -0400] - DEBUG - <.......> op=-1 msgId=-1 - ERROR: Could not find backend '<BACKEND_ID>'.
Command <ODSEE_INSTALL_ROOT>dsee7/lib/64/ns-slapd db2index -D <INSTALL_PATH>/dsee7/<DS_INST> -n <BACKEND_ID> -T Sort xpsSortKey failed: error 1
Failed to generate indexes: error 1

Also the command below from Siteminder policy server results in an error:

./smldapsetup ldmod -f /<SM_INSTALL>/<SITEMINDER_POLICY_SRVR>/db/<SLAPD_INST>/<ODSEE_SERVER.LDIF_FILE> -v

add cn:
  <INDEX_CN>
add vlvBase:
  ou=<BACKEND_ID>,ou=<SITEMINDER>,ou=<NETEGRITY>,o=<SUFFIX_DN>
add vlvScope:
  1
add vlvFilter:
  (&(objectClass=xpsObject)(|(xpsCategory=2)(xpsCategory=3)))
adding new entry cn=<BACKEND_ID>_<INDEX_CN>,cn=<BACKEND_ID>,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
ldap_add: Already exists

add objectClass:
  top
  vlvIndex
add cn:
  Sort modifyTimestamp
add vlvSort:
  modifyTimestamp
adding new entry cn=Sort modifyTimestamp,cn=<BACKEND_ID>_<BACKEND_ID>,cn=<BACKEND_ID>,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
ldap_add: Already exists

smldapmodify returned 17408
LDAPError: 17408. LDAP error 17408. Unknown Error
Unable to create <SITEMINDER> LDAP schema

"Netegrity" and "SITEMINDER" are hard-coded values for this application.  ie: ou=siteminder,ou=netegrity,<Root_DN>

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