Fanout will not sync group to SLES platform

  • 7006518
  • 27-Jul-2010
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Identity Manager 3.6.1
Novell Identity Manager Driver - Linux and UNIX - Fan Out
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3

Situation

Long eDirectory group names over 16 characters will not sync to a SLES Platform. 

Error Message: 

platformErrorReason>Directory_Services_Team too long, max length = 16

NOTE:  'Directory_Services_Team' is the eDirectory group name.

Resolution

Rename the eDirectory group to a name with less than 16 characters.

Issue has been reported to engineering.