If user groups are created in a context other than the default context, then the context must be mentioned in the NDS configuration file /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/nds.conf. For instance, if a user group is created in the context xyz (organizational unit for example) but the default context for the tree is abc, then to search for the groups from Novell client, the eDir administrator must add the following line in the nds.conf file: n4u.nds.bindery-context=ou=xyz;

You must ensure that the nds daemon is restarted after the changes to the config file is completed. To do this, issue the following command:

ndsd restart

When you send a message to a group using the nwsend command, you must specify only the groupname and not the FQDN of the groupname. For example, if a group named mygroup is created in context mycontext, then the mygroup groupname must be specified with the nwsend command instead of mygroup.mycontext.