Cannot manage GroupWise NDS objects after renaming or merging their tree

  • 3485341
  • 20-Dec-2007
  • 27-May-2012

Environment

Novell GroupWise 5
Novell GroupWise 6
Novell GroupWise 7
Novell GroupWise 8

Situation

Renamed Novell Directory Services tree
Merged Novell Directory Services tree
Cannot manage GroupWise NDS objects after renaming or merging their tree

Resolution

Connect to the Primary Domain and re-graft the domain, post offices and gateways

Additional Information

The domain database has information about NDS tree and context stored within the database. When the tree name was changed, the domain database still had a record of the old name and tried to attach to that tree

Formerly known as TID# 10008280