I. Netware Client for Linux
The Netware Client for Linux lets you work with Netware Servers. You can login to Netware servers and copy directoires and files between the server and the linux operating system. Using the Netware Client utilities you can also view and manage NDS and bindery objects.
II. Installation Issues
A. How do I set OpenLinux to automatically start the Netware Client?
There are several ways to set the Netware Client to start automatically on bootup. You can run the COAS utility from within kde and select system, and then daemons. Check mark the Netware Client and save the changes. You can also edit the /etc/sysconfig/daemons/nwclient file and set the onboot parameter to equal yes.
B. How do I stop and start the Netware Client service?
To stop the Netware client, type /etc/rc.d/init.d/nwclient stop and press enter.
To start the Netware client, type /etc/rc.d/init.d/nwclient start and press enter.
C. How many resources does the Netware Client use on my linux box?
The client uses approximately 500 kb of disk space and 1.2 mb of system memory.
III. Configuration Issues
A. How or where do I set the default server, tree, login etc?
All of these are set using NetWare environment variables. They are NWCLIENT_PREFERRED_SERVER, NWCLIENT_PREFERRED_TREE, NWCLIENT_DEFAULT_NAME_CONTEXT, NWCLIENT_DEFAULT_USER. These are set as environment variables on the linux box, in the .profile.
IV. Using the Client
A. How do I login?
If the NDS tree environment variable is set - nwlogin username
If the NDS tree environment variable is not set - nwlogin user_context
Example: nwlogin .username.pubs.utah.caldera
A certain NDS tree - nwlogin -t tree -u username
A certain server - nwlogin -s server -u username
Nearest NDS directory tree using linux login - nwlogin
NetWare server in bindery mode - nwlogin -s server -b -u username
B. How do I logout?
To logout of a NetWare server - nwlogout -s server
To logout of a NetWare directory tree - nwlogout -t tree
To logout of all connections - nwlogout -a
C. Identifying login information
Enter nwhoami at a commandline
D. How do I change my netware password?
NDS Tree - nwpasswd -t tree -u username
Bindery based server - nwpasswd -s server -u username
E. How do I print?
Printing a file if NetWare environment variables are set - nwprint filename
Selecting print queue and server at time you print file:
nwprint -s server -q queue_file
nwprint -b bindery_path_to_print_queue_file
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