auto mount of novell drive
 

its just a little problem
i want to mount a novell dirve automaitcally with the start up,
but when i add the following to my boot.local it is executed befor the
network-driver is loaded.

>>>>>
ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
ncpmount -S servername -U username /localdir/
>>>>>>>


how can i make linux execute the capture later ?

wow, you've mounted a novell drive in linux period? i've been trying to do that for months (ok so i havent really even tried yet but i always mean to), care to fill me in on what you used and/or documents you read for it?

no problem
 

1. install ncpfs 2.2.0.18
2. type: ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on
3. type: ncpmount -S servername -V volumename -U username -P password -m /mountpoint
4. have a lot of fun ;-)

cool thanks, i'm assuming thats with NCP module compiled into your kernel?

also, have you tried out any of the netware login clients? i was thinking of trying out Gtk Netware Client, i just need to install ncpfs first.

WOW Novell-Client for linux?
 

is that true? there is a novell client for linux?
what is this ?
did you trie that out?

havent tried it yet, but i believe i got that url from a link at support.novell.com, only reason i havent tried it yet is because my workstation has like 50 days uptime, so it hurts too much to reboot to update my kernel with NCP support.

I found a novell client that seems like it would work really well but I am having a heck of time to getting NCP to install. Here is the link.


http://novelclient.sourceforge.net/

Here is another but I don't know much about it.


http://now-well.sourceforge.net/linux/now-well/

In our case, we put the commands in /etc/rc.local:

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# get ipx up and running for mounting Novell disk
insmod ipx

# configure ipx
ipx_configure --auto_interface=on --auto_primary=on

# Give it a little time to get ipx configured
# (if you don't do this, the mount happens before ipx is fully configured, and fails)
sleep 15

# mount the volume

ncpmount -S NetWare_Server -V /path/to/volume -U Novell_username -P Novell_password /local_mount_point
--------------(cut here)--------------------------------------

You could just give root a .nwclient file with the appropriate permissions, as described here: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/IPX-HOWTO.html
if you don't want the password open.

I have something analogous in my own .login with an accompanying .nwclient so that I can read/write to the Novell server as my own NetWare self.

Good luck!