Cannot unlock Windows 7/Vista/2008 with eDirectory Credentials

After customizing an install with NCIMAN, Novell Client 2 SP1 is installed on Windows 7/2008/Vista.  The Client installs without error and the workstation is rebooted.  After login, the workstation is locked.  Upon unlock, the user receives the following error message:

The network password cannot be validated at this time because the connection to the Novell network was lost. Please enter the password for the Windows account to unlock the computer now, or wait and try the network password again later.

The windows credentials will work to unlock the workstation, but this is a major annoyance.

Conversely, if the customized installation is removed and the Novell Client 2 is installed unmodified, all works as expected with regards to the lock/unlock.

The above message is a valid error message and can be returned properly for a number of reasons including networking issues (infrastructure), workstation/end device configuration (i.e. hibernation/power saving on the network interface), etc.  Having said this, there are also a couple of instances where this error message is being returned incorrectly.  They include:

1. There is not a sequence available on the NMAS tab. 
   A fix has been made in "Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows (IR3)" (or later) that is meant to address this message being returned incorrectly.
   Therefore, if you are running earlier code, please update to"Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows IR3.exe" or later.  If you still get this error message and you have:
   
   - disabled power saving features on your network interfaces
   - disabled hibernation on your system
   
   
2. NMAS is configured but SIDs are changing due to users being created and removed dynamically.
   NMAS will use user SID # security on NMAS data stored locally (see Internal Error 0xFFFFFA27 for more details).  In this case, changing the NICI data to be stored in the user's home directory, vs. a location under the NICI directory, resolved the issue.  To do this, the following registry entry is required:
   
   *************************************
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell\NICI]
   "EnableUserProfileDirectory"=dword:00000001
   *************************************
   

If neither of the above resolve your issue, then please contact Novell Technical Services for further assistance.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell\Login\Profiles\System\Default\Tab4]
"Tab"="NMAS"
"Sequence"=""

(see NOTE: below)

B) Update the Unattend.txt (generated by NCIMAN) to include the following:

    !LoginProfilesSZ6="Default\Tab4","Tab","NMAS"
    !LoginProfilesDWOn5="Default\Tab4","Display Clearance"

and reinstall the client.   
(see NOTE: below)

C) Launch NCIMAN.EXE and follow these steps:
     a)  file-open-<yourSettingsFile>
     b) Settings
     c) click Default & Properties
     d) nmas tab
     e) uncheck "enable tab"& recheck "enable tab"
     f)  click OK
     g) click SAVE
and re-install / install the client.

(NOTE: in the above examples, Tab4 was the actual value used to trouble shoot in a lab environment.  "Tab4" should actually be the next, unused "Tab" value in the registry.  For example, if your registry already contained: