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  • Page 1 Novell Client for Linux w w w . n o v e l l . c o m 1 . 1 U S E R G U I D E D e c e m b e r 2 3 , 2 0 0 5...
  • Page 2 Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.
  • Page 3 Novell, Inc. NCP is a trademark of Novell, Inc. NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other countries. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other countries.
  • 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 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
  • Page 7: About This Guide

    • Appendix A, “Documentation Updates,” on page 23 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. 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...
  • Page 8 Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
  • Page 9: Using The Novell Client Tray Application

    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 either in the tray or in the floating window. The location of this icon is based on your workstation and your preferences, and it can be changed using the Novell Client Options menu.
  • 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 or float window), use one of the following methods: •...
  • Page 11: Running Novell Login Scripts During Login

    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 12: Changing Your Network Password

    1 Click > Novell Map Directory. 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/bsmith Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
  • Page 13: 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 14: Viewing Novell Client Version Information

    About dialog box. 1 Click > About. 2 Click the Packages tab to view information on the Novell Client for Linux packages loaded, including status, version, and release information. 3 Click the Kernel tab to view information on the kernel and novfs.
  • Page 15: 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 16: Setting Inherited Rights And Filters

    The Inherited Rights and Filters utility lets you view and set information about trustees and rights. Rights assignments on eDirectory containers can be inheritable or non-inheritable, but all rights assignments on directories are inheritable. You can block such inheritance on individual subordinate Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
  • Page 17 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 18: Viewing Object Properties

    4 If you have rights to modify this object and need to make changes, select the properties you want to changed. 5 To view the eDirectory rights associated with this object, click the Novell Rights tab. Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
  • Page 19: Salvaging Deleted Files

    If you have Access Control rights and need to make changes to the Novell rights associated with this object, see “Managing File Security” in the Novell Client 1.1 for Linux Installation and Administration Guide for specific steps on setting Novell file rights.
  • Page 20: 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 21: Sending Messages To Users

    Windows* workstations. 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 22: Sending Messages To The System Console

    IMPORTANT: This feature is not fully functional in this release. 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 23: A Documentation Updates

    Linux. The information will help you keep current on updates to the documentation. The documentation was updated on the following dates: • Section A.1, “December 23, 2005,” on page 23 A.1 December 23, 2005 • Page design reformatted to comply with revised Novell documentation standards. Documentation Updates...
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