Getting there !

[Anonymous]

Here we go then…….

I have a small test network which I have been working on for a while.

Four NW 6.5 servers, running eDir 8.7.3, Zen 4.01.

Using the schema extensions from macenterprise.org, and a few changes from their eDir Directory Access plug in I have got most things settled.

10.3.9 logs logs in with eDir Username and password. Home directory on NW server (via AFP), mounted shared drives, MCX based on Computers, Computer groups, User Groups or Users(got WGM pointing at eDir), serving users web sites from ‘Sites’ folder in home dir, ssl authentication, printing(IPP, great via MCX and got PCounter working !).

A few tricks on the windose side; Re-directed home folders into mac equivalents (My Documents to Documents, My Pictures to Pictures, etc) So users see a ‘osX’ style home directory, even managed to get the iTunes database working on both platforms ! (waiting for iCal and for windoze). God bless ZenWorks.

Users and Groups are imported via LDIF files, (used Applescript to create import file from a .csv file) Universal passwords. Computers and computer groups are also imported via LDIF, (Gotta love applescript !).

I Used a great piece of software called ‘Homes’ (look for it in the cool tools section of Novell.com) to create home directory top level folder (and set permissions) and then had to get a fellow tech to write an app to create complete home directories inside. (yeah, I didn’t want to manually copy a template home directory to 1500 users home directories – ChrissyBoy; you are a life saver !)

Great you say – yeah I did too, – till I worked out how much space we’d need to store our Staff and Students Home Directories + document space + Shared files, etc !

So has anybody any experience of Xraid & Netware ?. I’ve looked around and all I can find is the certification page on both novell.com and apple.com.

Also, I’m looking to get the address book looking at eDir (along with outlook on windoze) – I cant find what LDAP values it uses so I can map them in my DA plug in or create one just for Contacts. Any ideas?

Looking at Tiger & Netware – Im at the same position as 10.3.9 but I would like to get the new features working too (network views, proxy settings,etc) so if anybody has any little gems of info, they would be much appreciated !

Thanks in advance

And if can help anyone on their integration……….

Dave

[Anonymous]

I’m struggling to get my users home directory mapped to a Netware AFP share using either 10.3.9 or 10.4.2. They don’t seem to mount correctly (although in 10.4.2 the mount point is created, just not accessible).

Any thoughts on setup?

I have the guest account, and guest access switched on in Netware, and confirmed users can go to the Connect to Server… dialog and successfully connect. No joy on startup though. HELP!

Thanks,
Henry
henry@inavize.com

[wemeck]

I have been looking at Novell/Apple connectivity for a while now. I think we all need to look at Kanaka.

http://www.condreyconsulting.com/production/PRODUCTS/Kanaka/Overview.htm

Some people I have talked to a macenterprise.org spoke highly of the product. I looked at the information about the product, and I was comparing it to Prosofts client. Kanaka differs from the Prosoft client in several ways: Prosoft Client uses NCP. Kanaka relies on NFA to provide access to the volumes. Kanaka integrates with the login subsystem of Mac OS X. Prosoft  Client does not. Kanaka integrates with existing environments to support Workgroup  Manager. Kanaka provides automatic storage mounting based on the user’s identity. They don’t have to know what server to connect to. It is done for them automatically.

[atrusler]

Ok, Kanaka is great if you have an extra $10k laying around. I tested it and want to buy it. It works great. I, however, work for a school district.

I am in the same boat. I have 10.3.8 – 10.4.2 clients.
I’ve created a mount record in eDir
I have it automounting with apple’s afp://;AUTH=NO%20USER%20AUTHENT@server/mountpoint meathod.
I’ve created a guest account
I load afptcp.nlm with guest and cleartext options.
When I look at the mount under /Network/Servers/ I get a permissions error.
Guest has read permissions
The user has permissions

I can mount the volume manually with guest and the test users credentials.
I can mount the volume manually with afp://;AUTH=NO%20USER%20AUTHENT@server/mountpoint meathod.
Just the automount does not work correctly.

If I change the automount to afp://user:password@server/mount it works great.
I have a feeling it’s guest account issues, but have been beating my head againts a wall for a few days now. Any clues?

[atrusler]

Thank you, that artical was helpful.
It turned out to be a mapping problem. The application that performed the mapping I got from a document titled IntegratingMac OS X And Novell eDirectory didn’t map the HomeDirectory attrib.
Once I added the mapping:
user -> HomeDirectory to apple-user-homeurl
and populated it with
<home_dir><url>afp://server/mountpoint</url><path>path to users home</path></home_dir>
all of the permissions where correct.

[Anonymous]

it’s worth noting that allowing guest access to a home share that will actually be used as a home share is a little brain dead, from a security perspective. Students are smart.

[atrusler]

Apple requires guest access enabled for automounts. You don’t need to grant guest access to the student’s home directories. You just have to have a guest account and load your afptcp.nlm with the guest option.

[mike]

Dave,

Help! I am trying to do the same thing here and I am stuck on the “how to setup Mapping Values” It sound like you have what I wanted and am struggling to accomplish here. I have no knowledge in Novell but I think if I can get some help from you I might be able to do this.

I have LDAP3 setup on 10.4.7 Server with Open Directory Master- after promoting it from Standalone. I am now trying to tie it with the eDirectory ( NW v6.5, eDir 8.7.3.8). Please help- Here is my email. mgonfel@smarthealth.com

DaveyBoy wrote:

Here we go then…….

I have a small test network which I have been working on for a while.

Four NW 6.5 servers, running eDir 8.7.3, Zen 4.01.

Using the schema extensions from macenterprise.org, and a few changes from their eDir Directory Access plug in I have got most things settled.

10.3.9 logs logs in with eDir Username and password. Home directory on NW server (via AFP), mounted shared drives, MCX based on Computers, Computer groups, User Groups or Users(got WGM pointing at eDir), serving users web sites from ‘Sites’ folder in home dir, ssl authentication, printing(IPP, great via MCX and got PCounter working !).

A few tricks on the windose side; Re-directed home folders into mac equivalents (My Documents to Documents, My Pictures to Pictures, etc) So users see a ‘osX’ style home directory, even managed to get the iTunes database working on both platforms ! (waiting for iCal and for windoze). God bless ZenWorks.

Users and Groups are imported via LDIF files, (used Applescript to create import file from a .csv file) Universal passwords. Computers and computer groups are also imported via LDIF, (Gotta love applescript !).

I Used a great piece of software called ‘Homes’ (look for it in the cool tools section of Novell.com) to create home directory top level folder (and set permissions) and then had to get a fellow tech to write an app to create complete home directories inside. (yeah, I didn’t want to manually copy a template home directory to 1500 users home directories – ChrissyBoy; you are a life saver !)

Great you say – yeah I did too, – till I worked out how much space we’d need to store our Staff and Students Home Directories + document space + Shared files, etc !

So has anybody any experience of Xraid & Netware ?. I’ve looked around and all I can find is the certification page on both novell.com and apple.com.

Also, I’m looking to get the address book looking at eDir (along with outlook on windoze) – I cant find what LDAP values it uses so I can map them in my DA plug in or create one just for Contacts. Any ideas?

Looking at Tiger & Netware – Im at the same position as 10.3.9 but I would like to get the new features working too (network views, proxy settings,etc) so if anybody has any little gems of info, they would be much appreciated !

Thanks in advance

And if can help anyone on their integration……….

Dave

[mike]

Help!

I am looking for any kind of help that will give me step by step instructions on
setting up the LDAP3 on my Xserve and tie it to the NOvell eDirectory. I found these documents called “Integrating Mac OSX and Novell eDirectory” but it doesn’t have the steps or detailed information. Right now, I have LDAP3 on my Xserve set up but am having problems authenticating to the eDirectory. Is anyone willing to share their experience or give me some light here. If you have done it and are
willing to share your documents , I will truely appreciate it.

Thanks,

Mike
mgonfel@smarthealth.com

[Lindsay Robertso]

Mike wrote:

Help!

I am looking for any kind of help that will give me step by step instructions on
setting up the LDAP3 on my Xserve and tie it to the NOvell eDirectory. I found these documents called “Integrating Mac OSX and Novell eDirectory” but it doesn’t have the steps or detailed information. Right now, I have LDAP3 on my Xserve set up but am having problems authenticating to the eDirectory. Is anyone willing to share their experience or give me some light here. If you have done it and are
willing to share your documents , I will truely appreciate it.

It does not work on 10.4.
There seems to be a problem with the automount in 10.4. mayby 10.5 will fix it.
Todd Dailey was reporting back to apple about the problem, but We’ve never heard back.

We needed to get it going so we installed kanaka. It just works. For us it works out about 25 us$ per client.

l.

[atrusler]

I can confirm this definitely does work on 10.4. I set this up on 12 servers at Long Beach Unified School District, some clients running 10.3 and some running 10.4. The students all have their home directories auto mount with a desktop and documents folder.

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