-1218 FFFFFB3E PKI E UNKNOWN ATTRIBUTE

Source

Novell® Certificate Server

Explanation

The requested subject name, issuer name, or alternative name contains a name type that is not understood by Novell Certificate Server. Novell Certificate Server supports the following set of name types (the corresponding abbreviation is shown in parenthesis):

- Country (C)
- Organization (O)
- Organizational Unit (OU)
- State or Province (S or ST)
- Locality (L)
- Common Name (CN)

Possible Cause

The user specified a subject name that was not preceded with a period (.).

Action

Retry the operation specifying a subject name preceded with a period (.).

Possible Cause

The user specified a subject name with a name type other than those listed above.

Action

Retry the operation specifying a subject name with only the types listed above.

Possible Cause

A server certificate was obtained from an external Certificate Authority. Either the Certificate Authority's certificate or the certificate issued by the Certificate Authority contained a name type other than those listed above.

Action

Contact the Certificate Authority.

Possible Cause

A third-party application using the Novell Certificate Server APIs requested a subject or alternative name with a type other than those listed above.

Action

Contact the vendor of the third-party application.

Possible Cause

PKI.NLM is not compatible with the version of the Novell Certificate Server snap-in used in ConsoleOne®.

Action

Complete one or more of the following solutions in the order listed until the error is resolved:

- Use compatible versions of the Novell Certificate Server snap-in for ConsoleOne and the PKI.NLM.
- Upgrade to the latest version of Novell Certificate Server.

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