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daxvena
Asked: 2010-10-11 09:01:14 +0800 CST

Where Can I Find a Novell NetWare Client for Ubuntu?

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I am trying to build a custom version of Ubuntu for my school and they seem to be using the Novell NetWare software (for Windows) so students can log-in to their accounts. I have tried using WebDav for the NetStorage server but that was unsuccessful. I have also tried a program called Novell Client for Linux but, it didn't fully support Ubuntu, it was butt ugly, the latest release was made in 2004.

If you guys could help me out on this I would greatly appreciate it.

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    It is possible to access NetStorage through WebDav in Ubuntu. You need to install the fusedav package and run something along the lines of:

    fusedav -D -u username -p password_here http://server.com/oneNet/NetStorage /home/greg/netstorage

    This isn't quite perfect, it occasionally goes a little buggy on me, but works for the most part. You might be interested to know I started a bug about not being able to connect in Nautilus to NetStorage.

    You may also be interested to know about ncpfs (see below & Google it), though I haven't used it myself.

    ncpfs allows you to mount volumes of NetWare servers under Linux and to print to NetWare print queues and spool NetWare print queues to the Linux printing system.

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  2. You could use Novell CIFS. This is a role which you have to install on the OES server.

    Then Linux / Windows / Mac clients can access the share without a novell client but just SMB(CIFS).

    Joeri

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  3. If it allows mounting by webdav i would try to install davfs2-package and mount directly from Places->Connect to server... -> And from type choose WebDav.

    If you put bookmark on it it stays on Placec bar on nautilus (file browser) so you can easily mount it again when need.

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