Novell CLIENT FOR LINUX 1.1 Instruction Manual

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Novell Client 1.1 for Linux Installation and Administration Guide

ClientTM for Linux

1.1

December 23, 2005

INSTALLATION AND

ADMINISTRATION GUIDE

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Contents

About This Guide 7

1 Understanding the Novell Client for Linux 9

1.1 Understanding How the Novell Client for Linux Differs from Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP

1.2 Understanding the Novell Client for Linux Virtual File System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.2.1 Understanding When the Virtual File System Kernel Module Needs to Be Compiled 10

2 Installing the Novell Client For Linux 13

2.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.2 Installing the Novell Client Using the Installation Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.3 Installing the Novell Client Using YaST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.3.1 Installing the Novell Client Using XWindows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.3.2 Installing the Novell Client from the Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.4 Starting or Restarting the Novell Client for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.5 Uninstalling the Novell Client for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.5.1 Uninstalling Using the YaST Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.5.2 Uninstalling Using the Installation Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Configuring the Novell Client for Linux 19

3.1 Using the Novell Client Configuration Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.1.1 Configuring Login Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3.1.2 Configuring Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.1.3 Configuring Tray Application Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.1.4 Configuring File Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.1.5 Configuring OpenSLP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.2 Using Configuration Files to Preconfigure the Novell Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 Managing Login 27

4.1 Setting Up Login Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.2 Setting Up Login Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.3 Using OpenSLP to Simplify Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3.1 Setting Up SLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3.2 Troubleshooting SLP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 Managing File Security 31

5.1 Checking File or Folder Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.2 Changing Trustee Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.3 Adding a Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5.4 Removing a Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.5 Combining Multiple Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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A Compiling the Novell Client Virtual File System Kernel Module 37

A.1 Installing the Required Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

A.1.1 Installing the Required Packages from XWindows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

A.1.2 Installing the Required Packages from the Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

A.2 Compiling the Novell Client Virtual File System Kernel Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

A.2.1 Compiling the Novell Client Virtual File System Kernel Module After a Kernel Update .

A.2.2 Compiling the Novell Client Virtual File System Kernel Module on Workstations Running

a Custom Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

B The Novell Client for Linux Commands 41

B.1 Shell Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

B.2 GUI Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

B.3 Using the Novell Client for Linux Man Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

C Documentation Updates 45

C.1 December 23, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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About This Guide

This guide describes how to install and configure the Novell®ClientTM for Linux software.

•Chapter 1, “Understanding the Novell Client for Linux,” on page 9

•Chapter 2, “Installing the Novell Client For Linux,” on page 13

•Chapter 3, “Configuring the Novell Client for Linux,” on page 19

•Chapter 4, “Managing Login,” on page 27

•Chapter 5, “Managing File Security,” on page 31

•Appendix A, “Compiling the Novell Client Virtual File System Kernel Module,” on page 37

•Appendix B, “The Novell Client for Linux Commands,” on page 41

•Appendix C, “Documentation Updates,” on page 45

Audience

This guide is intended for network administrators.

Feedback

We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation

included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the

online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your

comments there.

Documentation Updates

For the latest version of this documentation, see the Novell Client online documentation (http://

www.novell.com/documentation/linux_client/index.html) Web site.

Additional Documentation

For documentation on known issues, see the Novell Client for Linux Readme

For documentation on login scripts, see the Novell Login Scripts Guide.

For documentation on the Novell Client tray application, see the Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User

Guide.

For documentation on the command terminal utilities, see the man pages associated with these

utilities.

Documentation Conventions

In this documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items

within a cross-reference path.

A trademark symbol (®, TM, etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party

trademark.

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Understanding the Novell Client for Linux

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Understanding the Novell Client

for Linux

The Novell®ClientTM for Linux software allows users of Linux workstations to access and use all of

the services available on servers running Novell eDirectoryTM. The Novell Client brings the full

power, ease of use, manageability, and security of eDirectory to Linux workstations. The Novell

Client for Linux fully supports NetWare®, OES, and eDirectory services and utilities on a Linux

workstation, including security, file, and print services through Novell iPrint.

This section contains the following information:

•Section 1.1, “Understanding How the Novell Client for Linux Differs from Novell Client for

Windows 2000/XP,” on page 9

•Section 1.2, “Understanding the Novell Client for Linux Virtual File System,” on page 10

1.1 Understanding How the Novell Client for

Linux Differs from Novell Client for Windows

2000/XP

Using the Novell Client for Linux differs in a few ways from using the Novell Client for Windows*.

For users and network administrators who are familiar with the Novell Client for Windows,

knowing these differences can help the transition to Linux run more smoothly.

Installation and Upgrades

• The Novell Client for Linux can be installed and upgraded using either YaST or an installation

script. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Installing the Novell Client For Linux,” on

page 13.

• There is no Automatic Client Upgrade available on Linux.

• The Client Configuration Wizard lets you set up a configuration file that can be used to

preconfigure workstations during installation. For more information, see Section 3.2, “Using

Configuration Files to Preconfigure the Novell Client,” on page 25.

Logging In

• The Novell Client Login is not integrated into the initial workstation login. After you log in to

the workstation, you must also log in from the Novell tray application. This means that there is

no Novell username or password synchronization with the workstation username and

password.

• When a user logs in to a local workstation and then opens a remote SSH session and logs in as

the same user, the network resources that user has rights to are available to the user.

• The Novell Client for Linux can use the NMASTM login method to authenticate. However, the

NMAS login is not integrated in to the Novell Client for Linux login screen, so the default

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• The Novell Client for Linux uses OpenSLP, whereas the Novell Client for Windows uses

Novell's implementation of SLP. The network administrator must set up OpenSLP before users

can look up trees, contexts, and servers using the Browse buttons in the Novell Client Login

window. If OpenSLP is not set up, the user must enter a username, tree, and context to connect

to the network. See Chapter 4, “Managing Login,” on page 27 for more information.

Because Linux uses OpenSLP, the implementation is different and the user's experience is

different. For more information, see Section 4.3, “Using OpenSLP to Simplify Login,” on

page 28.

• The Novell Client for Linux does not use the Dynamic Local User or Location Profiles that are

available in Windows.

User Interface

Both a graphical user interface and command line utilities are available to complete client actions

such as mapping drives, setting trustee rights, and copying files.

Novell has been able to port the vast majority of login script functionality to the Linux platform.

This means that the login scripts you create in your network work for both Windows users and

Linux users with very little difference in functionality.

Some difference do exist, however. For example, mapped drives are implemented by creating

symbolic links and search drives are not available on Linux. Other small differences are created by

the inherent difference between Windows and Linux. All the differences and issues are listed in the

Novell Login Scripts Guide.

1.2 Understanding the Novell Client for Linux

Virtual File System

The Novell Client for Linux differs from previous Novell Clients to enable it to work on the Linux

platform. In Windows, the Novell Client loads a single binary that works on multiple operating

system platforms without modifications. The Novell Client for Linux has a Virtual File System that

consists of a kernel module (novfs.ko) that runs as part of the Linux kernel and a daemon

(novfsd) that runs in the user space. Both components must be running on the workstation for the

client to connect to the network.

The daemon can run on any of the supported Linux platforms without modification. The kernel

module, however, is dependent on the kernel version and must be compiled to match the kernel on

the workstation. When the Novell Client is installed, it compiles the kernel module during the

installation process. If this process fails, the kernel module cannot load. It attempts to recompile

when the workstation is restarted.

1.2.1 Understanding When the Virtual File System Kernel

Module Needs to Be Compiled

The following is a list of the instances when you must compile the Novell Client Virtual File System

Kernel Module (novfs.ko):

• You installed the Novell Client and received an error message. This generally occurs because

all the required packages are not installed on a workstation. You must install these packages,

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