Overview of diagnosing NSS server problems

The NSS server provides network security services for one or more network security enforcement points. A component that requests network security services from the network security services server is called a network security client or NSS client. Problems with the network security services server may be categorized as follows:
  • Network security services server configuration problems
  • Network security services server internal problems
  • Network security services server problems interacting with an external component such as a network security client or the Secure Access Facility (SAF).

The NSS server provides log output using syslogd and internal trace information using component trace (CTRACE). The log output is sufficient for diagnosing most network security services server problems and is the first place to look if you suspect a problem.