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Login Script Commands Not Implemented in Novell Client for Linux
The following login script commands currently are not implemented in the Novell Client for
Linux.
DRIVE
MAP S1:=server/vol:/path (Search drives are not implemented but default to creating symbolic
IF Statement Does Not Work without the THEN Statement
In Linux, the IF statement cannot be used without the THEN statement. This is not true in
Windows. Hence, the following statement does not work in Linux:
IF MONTH="07"
WRITE "This is July"
To resolve this, include the THEN statement each time.
IF MONTH="07"
THEN WRITE "This is July"
Cannot Log In
If you are experiencing problems logging in with Novell Client for Linux, a first step is to check
that the needed packages are all running. At the Console Terminal, type ps -A | grep nov.
IMPORTANT:
The following should appear:
novell-xregd
novfs_ST
novfsd
If one of these processes is not listed, restart Novell Client for Linux.
/opt/novell/ncl/bin/ncl_control restart
If either of these commands displays any errors, you will need to restart the Linux machine.
In addition, /opt/novell/ncl/bin/ncl_control status shows whether the NCL
drivers are loaded properly or not.
UNC names must be designated with forward slashes instead of backslashes
Separate map requests on a single line with a comma instead of semicolon.
map j:=server1/vol:/path;server2/vol:path
map errors on/off is parsed but does not do anything
map ins j:=server/vol:/path the ins is ignored
map root j:=server/vol:/path the root is ignored
map change is not implemented
map physical is not implemented
links S1..S16)
You must have root rights in order to run this command.
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