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):
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: