Re: [seul-edu] Integrating with Novell

[TJ Miller jr <tjmiller@datc.tec.ut.us>]

IIRC Novell does have a Linux-ported logon client, and IPX/SPX emulation
as well. Check their website for details :)

Jacques Fortier wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>         We're replacing our Computer Science lab at my school, and I've
> managed to convince the powers that be to install Linux on the new
> systems.  However, certain restrictions mean that we have to keep Windows
> as the primary OS, and we have to integrate with the rest of the school,
> which runs a combination of Windows and Novell software.  In particular,
> logins to the network are done through some sort of Novell software.
>         What we're planning on doing is installing all with machines with
> a dual-boot Windows/Linux configuration.  Wha t we need however, is a way
> of integrating our logins to Novell.  Is it somehow possible to make it so
> that the user/password list is synchronized with Novell's?  Also, is it
> possible to have the user's home directory on the Novell server mounted
> as his home directory under Linux?
>         If this isn't possible, are there alternatives?  One system I was
> thinking of would be one where everyone would use the same Linux login,
> but wouldn't be able to do anything until they were logged into the Novell
> server and the default home directory was somehow replaced with the user's
> Novell home directory.
>         Thanks,
>                 Jacques Fortier

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