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Netware access via Linux

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by dherde

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IS there a way I can have Linux log into Netware? My users are used to the Novell Client and Novell doesn't have a client for Linux. If this works, any idea about running login scripts? (I am using netware 6.0)
Thanks..
David

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by jcmcintyre

Go to

http://freshmeat.net/projects/pam-mount/?topic_id=150

and get pam_mount. You will also need some additional source for full NetWare support, but the information you need is included in the README file with pam_mount. This Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) add-on will allow Linux users to mount SAMBA and / or NetWare volumes automatically by just using their Linux password.

Cheers

by paulo.sedrez

The software suite that allows Linux to mount Netware volumes is ncpfs. Check out the documentation provided with this package.

As a login script, remenber that Linux has its on - an much more powerfull - scripting facilities, and the utilities run from a common logon script will not work at all.

--Sedrez

by servermonkey

check out www.n-ix.com. There is a netware client and a groupwise client also. I haven't messed with the netware client, but the groupwise client works.

ncpfs is an rpm. You shouldn't have to recompile the kernel.

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