Editing The Context Search File - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Editing the Context Search File

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Novell Native File Access Protocols Installation and Administration Guide
A context search file allows Macintosh users to log in to the network without
specifying their full context. The context search file contains a list of contexts
that are searched when no context is provided or the object cannot be found in
the provided context. When the Macintosh user enters a username, the server
searches through each context in the list until it finds the correct User object.
Macintosh allows only 31 characters for the username. If the full NDS context
and username are longer than 31 characters, you must use a search list to
provide access.
HINT:
Macintosh users do not need to enter a context or have an entry in the
context search file if their User objects are placed in the same container as the
Server object.
If User objects with the same name exist in different contexts, the first one in
the context search list will be used.
To edit the context search file, do the following:
1
Using any text editor, edit the CTXS.CFG file stored in the SYS:\ETC
directory of the server running Novell
2
On separate lines, enter the contexts to search.
For example, if you had users with full NDS distinguished names such as
Robert.sales.acme, Maria.graphics.marketing.acme,
Sophia.graphics.marketing, and Ivan.marketing.acme, then you would
enter the following contexts to the CTXS.CFG file:
sales.acme
graphics.marketing.acme
marketing.acme
3
Save the file in the SYS:\ETC directory.
The file is read the next time a Macintosh user logs in.
When Macintosh users log in, they enter only a username and the simple
password. The system finds the User object in the context specified in the
CTXS.CFG file.
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