Using Configuration Files To Preconfigure The Novell Client - Novell CLIENT FOR LINUX 2.0 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Broadcasting has the disadvantage of being limited to the local LAN segment.
Maximum Results: Specify a 32-bit integer giving the maximum number of results to
accumulate and return for a synchronous request before the time-out, or the maximum number
of results to return through a callback if the request results are reported asynchronously.
If you make changes to the Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP) Settings page, you must reboot
the workstation for those changes to take effect.
For more information, see
Fundamentals (http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/qsedir873/data/aksciti.html), and the
OpenSLP (http://www.openslp.org)
2.2 Using Configuration Files to Preconfigure
the Novell Client
The Novell Client for Linux allows you to apply preconfigured client settings contained in one or
more configuration (
.conf
configure the Novell Client for Windows (see
www.novell.com/documentation/noclienu/noclienu/data/bu01sei.html#hn62kppa)
Client for Windows Installation and Administration Guide for more information).
Preconfiguring the Novell Client for Linux requires the
make_novell-client-conf_rpm
subdirectory in the directory where you unarchived the Client download file.
1 Create the preconfigured settings using the Novell Client Configuration Wizard.
See Section 2.1, "Using the Novell Client Configuration Wizard," on page
2 Copy the appropriate
Depending on the settings you preconfigured, copy one or more of the following files:
Conf File Path and Name
/etc/opt/novell/ncl/file_browser.conf
/etc/opt/novell/ncl/login.conf
/etc/novell/ncl/map.conf
/etc/opt/novell/ncl/protocol.conf
/etc/opt/novell/ncl/tray_app.conf
/etc/slp.conf
3 Run the
make_novell-client-conf_rpm
version_number.platform.rpm
) using all of the
0.i586.rpm
directory.
3a Make sure you are the
3b Enter the following in a terminal:
bash make_novell-client-conf_rpm
Section 3.4, "Using OpenSLP to Simplify Login," on page
Web site.
) files. This option works similarly to the unattend file that can be used to
Creating the Configuring File (http://
Bash script located in the
files to the
.conf /add-on/novell-client-conf
script to create a
file (for example,
files contained in the
.conf
user.
root
novell-client-conf.spec
/add-on/novell-client-conf
11.
directory.
Configuration Settings
File browser settings
Login settings
Map settings
Protocol settings
Novell Client Tray Application settings
SLP configuration settings
novell-client-conf-
novell-client-conf-1.0.0-
/add-on/novell-client-conf
Configuring the Novell Client for Linux
26, SLP
in the Novell
file and the
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