The Client Login

When the Novell client has been installed, you can view and set login options from the Novell Login by clicking the Advanced button, as shown in Figure 4.6.

Figure 4.6. Novell client login screen showing the Advanced options.

NOTE

The Windows tab, not shown in Figure 4.6, is only available prior to logging in to Windows. From this tab, you can specify the Windows username and workstation name that will be used by the Novell Client to transparently log you in to the workstation as part of the Novell login process.

NDS Tab

The NDS tab, as shown in Figure 4.6, allows you to specify the eDirectory tree, name context, and server to use during login. All users should specify their eDirectory tree and name context. A server needs to be specified only when connection to a NetWare 3 server is needed or when you are trying to log in to a specific server. When logging into a specific Linux server, that server must be running OES. In order to map drives to that Linux server, the NCP Server OES component must also be installed.

Script Tab

The Script tab (see Figure 4.7) is used to manage the execution of login scripts. It allows you to specify whether or not to run scripts; whether or not to display the login results window (and close it automatically); and which profile and user login scripts to execute. The Variables button allows you to specify values for any script variables that might be included in the login scripts.

Figure 4.7. Novell Client Script tab.

Dial-up Tab

The Dial-up tab (see Figure 4.8) is used only when a user is connecting to the network via a modem connection. It allows you to configure a client to automatically dial in to the network whenever a user attempts to log in. The Dial-up tab taps into the Windows Dial-Up Networking information. You can select a dialing entry from the Windows phone book and a Windows dialing location profile. This option is used only rarely.

Figure 4.8. Novell Client Dial-up tab.

NMAS Tab

The NMAS tab (see Figure 4.9) is used to configure a couple of the authentication-related features of Novell Modular Authentication Services (NMAS). NMAS consists of a number of components and is covered in greater detail in Chapter 8, "Users and Network Security."