Novell Afp; Novell Cifs - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

In OES 2 SP1, eDirectory certificates are used by default in all installation and upgrade scenarios,
except when you are upgrading to SP1 from OES 2. For an upgrade, the option that you selected for
the initial installation is retained.
For a brief summary of what happens in each scenario, see

1.4.2 Novell AFP

Novell AFP is now available on the Linux platform to provide feature parity with NetWare
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Support for AFP v3.1 and AFP v3.2, providing network file services for Mac OS X and classic
Mac OS workstations
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Support for Universal Password greater than 8 characters
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Integration with Novell eDirectory
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Integration with the Novell Storage Services (NSS) file system
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Support for Unicode filenames
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Integration with the Novell Trustee Model for file access
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Support for regular eDirectory users (no LUM required)
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Cross-protocol file locking with NCP
Novell AFP also offers the following features not available for NetWare:
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DHX authentication mechanism: Provides a secure way to transport passwords of up to 64
characters to the server.
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Management: You can use iManager to administer and configure the AFP server on OES 2.
iManager support for AFP on NetWare is unchanged and includes only starting and stopping
the server.
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Auditing: You can audit the AFP server to check on the authentication process and any
changes that occur to the configuration parameters of the server.
For more information, see the

1.4.3 Novell CIFS

Novell CIFS is now available on Linux to provide feature parity with the existing NetWare release.
It offers the following features:
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Support for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Windows Vista 32-bit
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Support for Universal Password greater than 8 characters
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Support for NTLMv1 authentication mode
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Integration with Novell eDirectory

Integration with the Novell Storage Services (NSS) file system

Support for Unicode filenames

Integration with the Novell Trustee Model for file access

Support for regular eDirectory users (no LUM required)

Cross-protocol file locking is planned for a future release
20 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
OES 2 SP3: Novell AFP For Linux Administration
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