Can you attach the apacheds.sh file ? The one we provide in M19 is only 47 lines long...

Which OS are you running on, and which shell are you using ?

The script line 105 is perfectly correct.

Linux Ubuntu 14.04
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.5.4) (7u75-2.5.4-1~trusty1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.75-b04, mixed mode)
The terminal I use is the Linux default (bash)

You start the scirpt using "sh apacheds.sh", and on Ubuntu the default sh is dash which probably doesn't support the expression in line 105. Can you try to start "./apacheds.sh"?

I used the command trhat you sugested and the error persisted.

alvaro@dsi6164l:~/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin$ ./apacheds.sh
Usage: apacheds.sh [<instance name>] <action>
If <instance name> is ommited, 'default' will be used.
<action> is one of start, stop.
alvaro@dsi6164l:~/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin$ ./apacheds.sh default start
./apacheds.sh: 105: ./apacheds.sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting ")")
alvaro@dsi6164l:~/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin$

try with /bin/bash apacheds.sh.

I tried the command that you suggested.
The error changed.

alvaro@dsi6164l:~/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin$ /bin/bash apacheds.sh default start
Using ADS_HOME: /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19
Using JAVA_HOME:

Starting ApacheDS instance 'default'...
apacheds.sh: line 150: /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/run/apacheds.pid: No such file or directory

I navigated to that directorty. The directory was empty.

ok, can you now try witj /bin/bash -x apacheds.sh > logs.txt and attach the produced logs.txt file ?

This was the output from the console:

alvaro@dsi6164l:~/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin$ /bin/bash -x apacheds.sh default start > logs.txt
++ dirname apacheds.sh
+ PROGRAM_DIR=.
+ '[' -z '' ']'
++ cd ./..
++ pwd
+ ADS_HOME=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19
+ '[' -z /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19 ']'
+ HAVE_TTY=0
++ tty
+ '[' /dev/pts/3 '!=' 'not a tty' ']'
+ HAVE_TTY=1
+ cygwin=false
+ case "`uname`" in
++ uname
+ ADS_INSTANCE_NAME=
+ ADS_ACTION=
+ '[' 2 -eq 1 ']'
+ '[' 2 -eq 2 ']'
+ ADS_INSTANCE_NAME=default
+ ADS_ACTION=start
+ '[' -r /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/bin/setenv.sh ']'
+ false
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ ADS_INSTANCES=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances
+ RUN_JAVA=
+ '[' -z '' ']'
++ which java
+ RUN_JAVA=/usr/bin/java
++ JARS=("$ADS_HOME"/lib/*.jar)
++ IFS=:
++ echo /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/lib/apacheds-service-2.0.0-M19.jar
+ CLASSPATH=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/lib/apacheds-service-2.0.0-M19.jar
+ ADS_INSTANCE=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default
+ ADS_OUT=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/log/apacheds.out
+ ADS_PID=/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/run/apacheds.pid
+ false
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ ADS_CONTROLS=-Dapacheds.controls=org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.cascade.CascadeFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.manageDsaIT.ManageDsaITFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.entryChange.EntryChangeFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.pagedSearch.PagedResultsFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.persistentSearch.PersistentSearchFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.subentries.SubentriesFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.ppolicy_impl.PasswordPolicyFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncDoneValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncInfoValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncRequestValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncStateValueFactory
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ ADS_EXTENDED_OPERATIONS=-Dapacheds.extendedOperations=org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.cancel.CancelFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.certGeneration.CertGenerationFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.gracefulShutdown.GracefulShutdownFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.storedProcedure.StoredProcedureFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.gracefulDisconnect.GracefulDisconnectFactory
+ '[' 1 -eq 1 ']'
+ echo 'Using ADS_HOME: /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19'
+ echo 'Using JAVA_HOME: '
+ echo ''
+ '[' start = start ']'
+ '[' 1 -eq 1 ']'
+ echo 'Starting ApacheDS instance '\''default'\''...'
+ '[' -f /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/run/apacheds.pid ']'
++ cat /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/run/apacheds.pid
+ PID=15360
+ kill -0 15360
+ eval '"/usr/bin/java"' -Dapacheds.controls=org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.cascade.CascadeFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.manageDsaIT.ManageDsaITFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.entryChange.EntryChangeFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.pagedSearch.PagedResultsFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.persistentSearch.PersistentSearchFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.controls.search.subentries.SubentriesFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.ppolicy_impl.PasswordPolicyFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncDoneValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncInfoValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncRequestValueFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.controls.syncrepl_impl.SyncStateValueFactory -Dapacheds.extendedOperations=org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.cancel.CancelFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.certGeneration.CertGenerationFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.gracefulShutdown.GracefulShutdownFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.storedProcedure.StoredProcedureFactory,org.apache.directory.api.ldap.extras.extended.ads_impl.gracefulDisconnect.GracefulDisconnectFactory '-Dlog4j.configuration="file:/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/conf/log4j.properties"' '-Dapacheds.log.dir="/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default/log"' -classpath '"/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/lib/apacheds-service-2.0.0-M19.jar"' org.apache.directory.server.UberjarMain '"/home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19/instances/default"' '&'
+ echo 15392

And that was printed inside the logs.txt:

Using ADS_HOME: /home/alvaro/ambienteDSI/servidores/apacheds-2.0.0-M19
Using JAVA_HOME:

Starting ApacheDS instance 'default'...

At this point, I think the server has started, and you should be able to check that with :
ps -eaf || grep 15392

Also check if you can connect to the server using Studio.

Last, not least, check the logs.

Ok.
I could connect to the server using Studio.
But, I think this is a workaround.

This is not. Your server just work fine using /bin/bash apacheds.sh, which means, as Stefan suggested, that /bin/sh is pointing to some weird shell on your machine.You have three options here :

• either you make /bin/bash the default bash
• or you modify the apacheds.sh file to have /bin/bash on the first line instead of /bin/sh
• or you use /bin/bash apacheds.sh to start the server

The user has a weird shell used.

Changed shebang to bash: http://svn.apache.org/r1676058