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- Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION User guide Novell ® Client for Linux 2.0 SP1 August 2008 www.novell.com Novell Client 2.0 SP1 for Linux User Guide...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
1.2.1 Running Novell Login Scripts During Login ....... . 11 Logging Out of a Network Location (Server or Tree) . - Page 6 Novell Client 2.0 SP1 for Linux User Guide...
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Page 7: About This Guide
Chapter 1, “Using the Novell Client Tray Application,” on page 9 Chapter 2, “Using Novell Utilities,” on page 17 Audience This guide is intended for users of the Novell Client for Linux. Feedback We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product. - Page 8 Novell Client 2.0 SP1 for Linux User Guide...
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Page 9: Using The Novell Client Tray Application
Viewing Novell Client Version Information (page 15) 1.1 Starting and Stopping the Novell Client Tray Application You can use the Novell Client tray application to access many of the Novell Client for Linux features. Simply click the red N icon ( ) located in the tray. -
Page 10: Logging In To The Network
If you want to stop the Novell Client tray application from appearing on the tray, click > Quit. To restart the Novell Client tray application (or if for some reason the red N icon ( ) does not appear in your tray), use one of the following methods: GNOME: Click Computer >... -
Page 11: Running Novell Login Scripts During Login
Section 1.2.1, “Running Novell Login Scripts During Login,” on page 7 (Optional) To configure integrated login, click the Startup tab, make sure the Run Novell Client Login at Session Startup is selected (it is selected by default), then click Save profile after successful login. -
Page 12: Logging Out Of A Network Location (Server Or Tree)
1.4 Viewing Your Network Connections Novell Connections allows you to see what servers and trees you are logged in to. You can refresh connections, set a specific tree as your primary connection, or log out of a tree or server. -
Page 13: Changing Your Network Password
2 Specify the path on the local file system where the symbolic link to the network resource is to be created (using forward slashes). For example: /home/user123 You can also click the Browse button and select the location on the local file system where the symbolic link is to be created. Using the Novell Client Tray Application... -
Page 14: Disconnecting A Mapped Directory
3 Type the name of the symbolic link to be created, or select a letter from the drop-down list (if you want to use a single letter as the name for the link). 4 In the Novell File System field, type the server name and the path to the directory you want to map. -
Page 15: Configuring The Novell Client
Scripts Guide. 3 Click OK. 1.9 Configuring the Novell Client To configure the Novell Client, run the Novell Client Configuration Wizard. It lets you configure file browser, protocol, login, tray application, and OpenSLP settings. 1 Click > System Settings. 2 If you are not logged in as root, type the root password, then click OK. - Page 16 1 Click > About. 2 Click the Packages tab to view information on the Novell Client for Linux packages that are loaded, including status, version, and release information. 3 Click the Kernel tab to view information on the kernel and novfs.
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Page 17: Using Novell Utilities
The Trustee Rights utility lets you display and give rights to volumes, files, and directories on a Novell server. A trustee is an object (such as a User object, Group object, Organizational Role objects, or container object) that has (or will have) rights to a volume, directory, or file. Trustee assignments allow you to assign ownership, set permissions, and monitor user access. - Page 18 Therefore, Kim now has Read, File Scan, and Access Control rights for both file_a and file_b. 7 Click Apply, then click OK when you are finished modifying trustee rights. Novell Client 2.0 SP1 for Linux User Guide...
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Page 19: Setting Inherited Rights And Filters
Supervisor right can't be blocked. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Inherited Rights and Filters. 2 Select the folder or file you want to view or set inherited rights and filters for, then click OK. The main part of this dialog box is the list of trustees inherited from the selected item and its parent folders. -
Page 20: Viewing Object Properties
> Novell Utilities > Object Properties. 2 Select the Novell file or folder whose properties you want to see, then click OK. 3 On the Folder Information page, you can view the owner of the folder, the name spaces enabled on the folder, the amount of disk space available to you, the date the folder was created, updated, and archived, and any attributes set on the folder. - Page 21 5 To view the eDirectory rights associated with this object, click the Novell Rights tab. If you have Access Control rights and need to make changes to the Novell rights associated with this object, see “Managing File Security”...
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Page 22: Viewing Volume Properties
1 Click > Novell Utilities > Object Properties. 2 Select the Novell volume whose properties you want to see, then click OK. 3 On the Volume Statistics page, you can view information about the total amount of used and available disk space on the volume and information about the number of used and available directory entries on the volume. -
Page 23: Salvaging Deleted Files
5 Click Apply, then click OK when you are finished viewing the object's properties. 2.4 Salvaging Deleted Files The Salvage utility lets you recover deleted files and directories from Novell file systems. Files that have been purged cannot be recovered. -
Page 24: Purging Deleted Files
5 Click Close. 2.5 Purging Deleted Files The Purge utility lets you purge deleted files and directories from Novell file systems. Deleted files are purged from a volume when one of the following events occurs: The Purge Delay setting times out. Deleted files are purged automatically. -
Page 25: Sending Messages To Users
Message Results dialog box shows the results. Only users who are logged in at the time you send the message receive the message. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Send Message to User. 2 Select a server to see a list of users and groups on that server, then click Select. Using Novell Utilities... -
Page 26: Sending Messages To The System Console
Use the Send Message to System Console utility to send messages to a server system console. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Send Message to System Console. 2 Select a server, then click Select. 3 Type the message you want to send in the Enter Message Text field. -
Page 27: A Documentation Updates
Documentation Updates This section contains information on documentation content changes made in this guide since the ® initial release of the Novell Client for Linux. The information will help you keep current on updates to the documentation. The documentation was updated on the following dates: Section A.1, “August 19, 2008,”...