Talk:Novell Client Settings

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To a client acess a Novell network we should know: - UserName; - Password; - Tree Name; - Context; - Server.

With the DHCP Options I can send, Tree name, and Server. I could send the context but my IP networks don't correspond with the contexts. To solve the problem of the context I can use ContextLess. But for ContextLess to work I need: - Server; - Context. I mean where the client should look for the user. It could be the all tree but in my case with WAN I can't. It looks like the chicken and the egg problem, doesn't it?

The solution would be simple, create another DHCP Options for: - ContextLess LDAP Server and ContextLess Start Context, - or, just interpreted the Context and the server sent in the DHCP option, to be the ContextLess LDAP Server and ContextLess Start Context.

I've already asked for this enhancement request. We will just have to wait ;-)

Another important information, but not required, for the client is the SCOPE and the Directory agents. I also send that information through DHCP. To upgrade the clients I use ACU. When I tested the update Agent it didn't work very well. The idea is good though. I install NICI and NMAS because I use IDM2 (Identity Manager 2) My other client settings are: “Client‿, “First Network Drive‿: K (because some people connect to different Tree and the F: is there home directory). “Location Profiles‿, “Default‿, “Properties‿. “Services – Login Service – Default‿, “Properties‿ Remove“Save profile after successful login‿ “Username‿ write the name of the user. “NDS‿: “Tree‿: <Tree_name> “Context‿: Context of the User. “Server‿: Preferred server of the User. “Windows‿ 

“Local Username‿ write the name of the user.

Dial-up, remove “Enable TAB‿. NMAS, remove “Enable TAB‿. 

“Advanced Login‿

Clear Connections = ON; Force Logoff Button = ON; Remember Workstation Only Settings = OFF; Workstation only Default = OFF Workstation Only If Not Connected = ON; Copy Netware Username to Windows = ON; “Advanced Settings‿: Hibernate Reconnect Delay = ON; Use UTF8 Encoding and NCPs = OFF; “Advanced Menu Settings‿: Filter User List = ON; “Default Capture‿ remove all. “Protocol Preferences‿ select all except seleccionar “Host File‿. “LDAP Contextless Login‿: “Enable LDAP Treeless Login‿ off “Enable LDAP Contextless Login‿ enabled. “Enable LDAP Context Search Scope‿ enabled. Tree = <Tree_Name>, Properties: “Search Context and Subtree‿ enabled; It depends of the location for the workstation, I normally choose the location OU. 

“Servers‿ I choose the DSMaster/eDirectory Server of that location.
“Single Sign-on‿ Off

DHCP Settings Enabled “Use Server‿; Enabled “Binary Data‿; Enabled “Use Tree‿; 

“DSCAT Contextless Login‿ Off.

Update Agent disabled. 

As you can see I write that information and sent it by DHCP, this is because:

- the case when installing a machine and there is a problem with DHCP; - there are always some changes in the Workstation before giving it to the user, so lets put the correct information.

http://www.ithowto.com/microsoft/w2kdhcpslp.htm and some tids explain how to send information to the client through DHCP.

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I have used Group Policy Templates to push out client settings

These are excellent I strongly recommend these as a means to configure your Novell Clients for 4.90 and 4.91.

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tools/14348.html

My thanks to Shaun for saving me lots of time and helping me to add value for my clients.

I don't know if this happens with anyone else, but some of the registry entries (i.e. Default WS Only, Remember WS Only, Check Workstation Only if Connected), work fine on desktop PC's but don't work on laptops with the same confguration

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