GLPSRV089E Server unable to start because the server could not write to the slapd.pid file.

Explanation

The server is unable to write the process ID to the directory server instance's slapd.pid file.

User response

Verify that the location where the PID file is going to be created is writable and accessible by your user ID. This file should be created in the local tmp directory of the directory server instance (the ibmslapd-instancename\tmp directory).