I tried to install the directory server on a machine with a clean installation of Fedora 16, fully updated. the setup script failed at the state of starting the admin server. I fully removed the installation ( remove-ds-admin.pl -y -f, yum erase 389-ds-base-libs 389-adminutil idm-console-framework, rm -rf /etc/dirsrv /usr/lib*/dirsrv /var/*/dirsrv /etc/sysconfig/dirsrv*), reinstalled the packages, and had the same result. I repeated the same on another machine with a clean install of Fedora 16, exactly the same results. Details: I ran setup-ds-admin.pl -ddd The seemingly relevant lines from the Log file: [12/01/04:07:25:48] - [Setup] Info Starting admin server . . . [12/01/04:07:25:59] - [Setup] Info output: Starting dirsrv-admin (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details. [12/01/04:07:25:59] - [Setup] Info output: [FAILED] [12/01/04:07:25:59] - [Setup] Fatal Failed to create and configure the admin server [12/01/04:07:25:59] - [Setup] Fatal Exiting . . . from /var/log/messages: Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera ns-slapd[20694]: [04/Jan/2012:07:25:19 +0200] config - The configuration file /etc/dirsrv/slapd-admin/dse.ldif does not exist Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera ns-slapd[20694]: [04/Jan/2012:07:25:19 +0200] config - The backup configuration file /etc/dirsrv/slapd-admin/dse.ldif.tmp does not exist, either. Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera ns-slapd[20694]: [04/Jan/2012:07:25:19 +0200] schema - No schema files were found in the directory /etc/dirsrv/slapd-admin/schema Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera ns-slapd[20694]: [04/Jan/2012:07:25:19 +0200] dse - Please edit the file to correct the reported problems and then restart the server. Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera systemd[1]: dirsrv(a)admin.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1 Jan 4 07:25:19 habanera systemd[1]: Unit dirsrv(a)admin.service entered failed state. Jan 4 07:25:48 habanera dirsrv-admin[20825]: Starting dirsrv-admin: Jan 4 07:25:49 habanera dirsrv-admin[20825]: /usr/sbin/start-ds-admin: line 104: 20845 Segmentation fault $SELINUX_CMD $HTTPD $OMIT_DEFLATE -k start -f /etc/dirsrv/admin-serv/httpd.conf "$@" Jan 4 07:25:49 habanera kernel: [57576.961337] httpd.worker[20845]: segfault at c ip 008e1c67 sp bfc770f0 error 4 in libpthread-2.14.90.so [8d9000+17000] Jan 4 07:25:59 habanera dirsrv-admin[20825]: Server failed to start !!! Please check errors log for problems Jan 4 07:25:59 habanera dirsrv-admin[20825]: [FAILED] Jan 4 07:25:59 habanera systemd[1]: dirsrv-admin.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1 Jan 4 07:25:59 habanera systemd[1]: Unit dirsrv-admin.service entered failed state. slapd-habanera seems to run (I see it with ps -ef, and /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-habanera/access and error are getting filled up, nothing to comment about). /var/log/dirsrv/admin-serv/error: [Wed Jan 04 07:25:49 2012] [notice] Access Host filter is: *.ls.huji.ac.il [Wed Jan 04 07:25:49 2012] [notice] Access Address filter is: * -- Prof. Israel Nelken Dept. of Neurobiology The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences Edmond Safra Campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, ISRAEL Tel: ++972-2-6584229 Fax: ++972-2-6586077 israel(a)cc.huji.ac.il