Interestingly it started on second try from the same console.

col@titania:~> zen-updater

Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the                                                                 type initializer for Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.LocaleClientSink ---> System.DllNotFound                                                                Exception: libintl
in (wrapper managed-to-native) Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.LocaleClientSink:setlocale (in                                                                t,intptr)
in <0x0001d> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.LocaleClientSink:GetLocale ()
in <0x0000a> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.LocaleClientSink:.cctor ()--- End of inner excep                                                                tion stack trace ---

in <0x00000> <unknown method>
in <0x0003d> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.LocaleClientSinkProvider:CreateSink (IChannelSen                                                                der channel, System.String url, System.Object remoteChannelData)
in <0x00050> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.UnixClientChannel:CreateMessageSink (System.Stri                                                                ng url, System.Object remoteChannelData, System.String objectURI)
in <0x00019> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.UnixChannel:CreateMessageSink (System.String url                                                                , System.Object remoteChannelData, System.String objectURI)
in <0x00044> System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.ChannelServices:CreateClientChannelSinkCha                                                                in (IChannelSender sender, System.String url, System.Object[] channelDataArray, System.S                                                                tring objectUri)
in <0x00210> System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.ChannelServices:CreateClientChannelSinkCha                                                                in (System.String url, System.Object remoteChannelData, System.String objectUri)
in <0x0002c> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:GetClientChannelSinkChain (System.                                                                String url, System.Object channelData, System.String objectUri)
in <0x00091> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:GetOrCreateClientIdentity (System.                                                                Runtime.Remoting.ObjRef objRef, System.Type proxyType, System.Object clientProxy)
in <0x0001b> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:GetRemoteObject (System.Runtime.Re                                                                moting.ObjRef objRef, System.Type proxyType)
in <0x00035> System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices:Connect (System.Type classToProxy,                                                                 System.String url)
in <0x00015> System.Activator:GetObject (System.Type type, System.String url)
in <0x00020> Novell.Zenworks.Zmd.Public.RemotingUtility:Activate (System.String location                                                                , System.Type type)
in <0x00018> Novell.Zenworks.Gui.DaemonHelper:get_RefreshInterval ()
in <0x000f8> Novell.Zenworks.Gui.ZenTrayIcon:.ctor ()
in <0x0011f> Novell.Zenworks.Gui.ZenUpdater:Main (System.String[] args)