OpenDirectory corrupted after reboot - how to fix?

Had a 10.8.2 Server all happily running until this afternoon. Had a strange Server Notification the "OS X Boot Drive is not longer available". Also saw a USB drive error, and it refused to eject. A reboot command stalled out and eventually had to perform a hardware forced-reboot.
After that OD will not start.   The /Library/Logs/PasswordService/ApplePasswordServer.Error.log  shows this:
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 665479us    RunAppThread Created
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 665616us    RunAppThread Started
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 665701us    Initializing Server Globals ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 671080us    Initializing Networking ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 671173us    Initializing TCP ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 697947us    SASL is using realm "my.domain.com"
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698004us    Starting Central Thread ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698016us    Starting other server processes ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698027us    StartCentralThreads: 1 threads to stop
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698059us    Initializing TCP ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698098us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on ethernet interface, port 106
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698151us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on ethernet interface, port 3659
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698187us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on interface lo0, port 106
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698225us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on interface lo0, port 3659
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698275us    StartCentralThreads: Created 4 TCP/IP Connection Listeners
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698289us    Starting UNIX domain socket listener /var/run/passwordserver
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698808us    CRunAppThread::StartUp: caught error -1.
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698824us    ** ERROR: The Server received an error during startup.  See error log for details.
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698840us    RunAppThread::StartUp() returned: 4294967295
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698871us    Stopping server processes ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698882us    Stopping Network Processes ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698892us    Deinitializing networking ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698908us    Server Processes Stopped ...
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698923us    RunAppThread Stopped
Dec  2 2012 16:52:32 698961us    Aborting Password Service.  See error log.
[repeats every second or so]
The  /var/log/opendirectoryd.log has this around the time of the subsequent reboot:
2012-12-02 13:46:25.846271 CST - opendirectoryd (build 197.14.6) launched...
2012-12-02 13:46:25.847136 CST - Logging level limit changed to 'error'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.855647 CST - Initialize trigger support
2012-12-02 13:46:25.857452 CST - Registered node with name '/Active Directory' as hidden
2012-12-02 13:46:25.857777 CST - Registered node with name '/Configure' as hidden
2012-12-02 13:46:25.858143 CST - Discovered configuration for node name '/Contacts' at path '/Library/Preferences/OpenDirectory/Configurations//Contacts.plist'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.858158 CST - Registered node with name '/Contacts'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.858481 CST - Registered node with name '/LDAPv3' as hidden
2012-12-02 13:46:25.860738 CST - Registered node with name '/Local' as hidden
2012-12-02 13:46:25.861987 CST - Registered node with name '/NIS' as hidden
2012-12-02 13:46:25.862455 CST - Discovered configuration for node name '/Search' at path '/Library/Preferences/OpenDirectory/Configurations//Search.plist'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.862471 CST - Registered node with name '/Search'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.864199 CST - Discovered configuration for node name '/LDAPv3/127.0.0.1' at path '/Library/Preferences/OpenDirectory/Configurations/LDAPv3/127.0.0.1.plist'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.864267 CST - Registered subnode with name '/LDAPv3/127.0.0.1'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.865849 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/legacy.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:25.867744 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/search.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.870434 CST - '/Search' has registered, loading additional services
2012-12-02 13:46:26.870447 CST - Initialize augmentation support
2012-12-02 13:46:26.872397 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/SystemCache.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.878703 CST - Successfully registered for Kernel identity service requests
2012-12-02 13:46:26.878722 CST - Adjusting kernel ID cache (100 -> 250) and membership cache (100 -> 500)
2012-12-02 13:46:26.887451 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/PlistFile.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.889140 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/FDESupport.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.933552 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/ConfigurationProfiles.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.934625 CST - Registered subnode with name '/Local/Default'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.940563 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/ldap.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.958013 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/AppleODClientLDAP.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.961805 CST - Loaded bundle at path '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/Modules/AppleODClientPWS.bundle'
2012-12-02 13:46:26.993663 CST - 26.10 - Client: opendirectoryd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
2012-12-02 13:46:26.993663 CST - 26.10, Module: AppleODClientLDAP - unable to create LDAP connection context - no server specified
2012-12-02 13:46:26.993671 CST - 26.10 - Client: opendirectoryd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
2012-12-02 13:46:26.993671 CST - 26.10, Module: AppleODClientLDAP - unable to open connection to LDAP server - unable to create connection context
2012-12-02 13:46:31.099404 CST - 26.1180 - Client: opendirectoryd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
2012-12-02 13:46:31.099404 CST - 26.1180, Module: AppleODClientLDAP - unable to create LDAP connection context - no server specified
2012-12-02 13:46:31.099419 CST - 26.1180 - Client: opendirectoryd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
2012-12-02 13:46:31.099419 CST - 26.1180, Module: AppleODClientLDAP - unable to open connection to LDAP server - unable to create connection context
2012-12-02 13:46:36.101070 CST - 26.2202 - Client: opendirectoryd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0
2012-12-02 13:46:36.101070 CST - 26.2202, Module: AppleODClientLDAP - unable to create LDAP connection context - no server specified
and it just repeats from there.
Here's the ApplePasswrodServer.Server.log right around this timeframe:
Dec  2 2012 13:31:11 529884us    AUTH2: {0x8688951.............................4f49ff20, someuser} DIGEST-MD5 authentication succeeded.
Dec  2 2012 13:31:12 262780us    AUTH2: {0x8688951.............................4f49ff20, someuser} DIGEST-MD5 authentication succeeded.
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 743402us    Stopping server processes ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 743494us    Closing all incoming connections ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 743513us    StopCentralThreads: Stopping Connection Listeners ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744276us    StopCentralThreads: Current Threads: 9
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744313us    Stopping Network Processes ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744329us    Deinitializing networking ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744361us    Server Processes Stopped ...
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744385us    RunAppThread Stopped
Dec  2 2012 13:44:32 744403us    RunAppThread Deleted
Dec  2 2012 13:44:34 229324us    Mac OS X Password Service (pid = 99) was shut down at: Sun Dec  2 13:44:34 2012
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 158375us    Mac OS X Password Service version 387 (pid = 100) was started at: Sun Dec  2 13:46:30 2012
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 159297us    RunAppThread Created
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 159945us    RunAppThread Started
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 159996us    Initializing Server Globals ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 172786us    Initializing Networking ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:30 172857us    Initializing TCP ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330237us    SASL is using realm "localhost"
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330313us    Starting Central Thread ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330331us    Starting other server processes ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330346us    StartCentralThreads: 1 threads to stop
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330419us    Initializing TCP ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330480us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on ethernet interface, port 106
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330606us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on ethernet interface, port 3659
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330662us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on interface lo0, port 106
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330707us    Starting TCP/IP Listener on interface lo0, port 3659
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330751us    StartCentralThreads: Created 4 TCP/IP Connection Listeners
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 330766us    Starting UNIX domain socket listener /var/run/passwordserver
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334577us    CRunAppThread::StartUp: caught error -1.
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334610us    ** ERROR: The Server received an error during startup.  See error log for details.
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334674us    RunAppThread::StartUp() returned: 4294967295
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334967us    Stopping server processes ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334984us    Stopping Network Processes ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 334995us    Deinitializing networking ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 335017us    Server Processes Stopped ...
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 335036us    RunAppThread Stopped
Dec  2 2012 13:46:31 335076us    Aborting Password Service.  See error log.
Dec  2 2012 13:47:34 150246us    Mac OS X Password Service version 387 (pid = 477) was started at: Sun Dec  2 13:47:34 2012
Unfortunately the error log is no help.
Can anyone even suggest how this can be diagnosed? I have TM backups but it's unclear what needs to be replaced. Everything? Full system restore?
Thanks a ton for any advice.

Since you have TM backups the easiest would be to perform a restore to a time shortly before the hiccup. With the new recovery partitions it's easy and very well done.

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    Thanks, Suzanne
    UnitedSTates
    Eastern timezone

    Didn't really read much at all of your post. Much, much too long, irrelevant details and & no paragraphs.
    Can't use time machine due to corruptness
    Post over here -> Mac OS X v10.6 - Snow Leopard forum
    About my macbook and apple ID how can I upgrade my Macbook from 10.6.3 to 10.6.8 with out all the permissions being changed and corrupt??
    Same as above. Post in the correct forum.
    Need to gain access to my apple Id that would be a great start
    -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5625

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