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  • Slow server connection

    Hello guys, I'm experiencing a problem setting up new workstations on my network. I have a server (Novell netware 5), Windows XP 32bit workstations (Novell Client 4.91 SP4) and some with Windows 7 Pro 32-bit (Client for Open Enterprise Server 2 SP5…

  • How to configure public_html in OES

    Hi all, I want to configure the public_html directory in the homedirectory for every user in my eDirectory. However, this works under this instructions not as I would like, because modapach.zip can no longer be downloaded and the settings under netware…

  • Cannot save xls or xlsx files to Novell share

    We still use an old NetWare 6 server ( Novell NetWare 6 Server Version 5.60.05) The problem is we can't save xls or xlsx files to it from Windows 10. The save perfectly worked from Windows XP (and it still does), furthermore we can save for e.g. ods files…

  • NSS Volume empty trustee_work.dat file

    Hello, Had to recreate a NSS Volume to enable encryption. Everything went smooth and the system works now. NCP is running, users are able to mount the volumes and the trustee rights are all correct. However, when I was moving the files from backup back…

  • Using certificates from Let's Encrypt?

    Has anyone tested this? Beginning this fall, Safari will distrust any certificate with a validity of more than 13 months and chances are that others will follow suit. This is a major annoyance for us that have been using 3-year certs so I am contemplating…

  • NSS - Number of Characters Allowed - Directory depth limitation - limit 255

    Hello *, since Windows-10 the Client is able to work with directories and files in extrem long paths (1024 at least). This is true for Windows-Server-NTFS-shares (after setting the according parameter in the Client-registry). On NSS-Volumes the Windows…

  • Transfer ID Error on eDirectory Precheck

    I am preparing to move a server from NetWare 6.5 to OES 2015 SP1 and have run into this error during the eDirectory Precheck phase: Error: Failed to get source server hostname in fully qualified domain name form. In the log messages below, this is the…

  • Add NetWare to tree having only OES servers?

    Add NetWare to tree having only OES servers? I seem to remember there were some restrictions but I can locate any of those old documents. The customer has two NetWare 6.5 servers running on hardware of the same vintage. One of them runs GroupWise 6.5…

  • Migration Requirements

    I have three NetWare 6.5 servers that I would prefer to migrate to a single OES 11.2 instance. I am wondering if I need to have the OES 11.2 server in the tree before I attempt the migration (not Transfer ID). Also, I will need to manually change all…

  • IPX driver for E1000 - Netware 6.5 SP8

    We are virtualizing 6 Netware 6.5 SP8 servers under ESX 5, urgently. One of the servers has a OLD workstation that is connecting via IPX. The current server uses Broadcomm B57 drivers

  • Convert and Import

    Two questions.... 1. Anyone have a solution to convert a dhcp config (DHCP3TAB) from a Netware DHCP server to a config that OES DHCP will import. 2. If possible, can you import and append sections of the config to the OES DHCP server. Meaning can I import…

  • Novell login script not closing - 1 user, Win7, Client 2 SP2

    I'm having a problem with one user, in a corporate environment of several thousand. Workstations are imaged and Zenworks is used, so that virtually all workstations are configured the same. The Windows 7 64-bit workstations currently have Client2 SP2…

  • Mixed Cluster WARNING Waited 10 seconds executing vgs

    I have a cluster of 2 nodes Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 and Novell Cluster Services 1.8.0, with 5 resources (NSS Pools) shared in a SAN SYMMETRIX EMC. This cluster is 4 years old working without problems and it will be migrated to SLES11SP2/OES11SP1 As part…

  • Administering users from Command Line

    Hi, Looking for some help on how to administer users from the command line with Netware 6.5. We run many Netware 6.5 servers that are accessed both by DOS

  • New Subnet not handing out IP Addresses

    I have created a new subnet (10.168.64.x) on a Netware 6.5 server using DNS/DHCP Admin Tool. The old subnet (10.168.60.x) is running out of IP addresses but still functioning properly. The new subnet (10.168.64.0) is showing in DNS/DHCP but not handing…

  • Netware NSBS6.5 or NSBS6.6 / OES license dependant ?

    Hello, we are a small Novell partner. Besides selling and installing several Novell packages in the past, we also participated in the CNS program to allow customers to get to know Novell via de 5-user NetWare Small Business 6.5 or 6.6 package. We have…

  • Help: Memory problems OES NetWare 6.5

    First of all I apologize for my English, it is not very good. The problem is this: I have a server running NetWare 6.5 OES which serves computers running DOS applications (COBOL). At random and can not determine the problem, the console tells me the following…

  • Novell Client 2 Windows 7 "Copy username to windows"???

    Hi, It's probably been asked a million times but I just can't find the information I'm looking for. In Novell Client 4.91 on Win XP there was an option to "Copy NetWare username to Windows". This option is missing on Windows 7 with Client 2. When logging…

  • NDS backup not working on Novell Netware

    Greeting, My Novell netware 6.5 NDS backup is not working,How shall i start it in order to start the backup again. what service belongs to it? how can get the logs of it. i don't have idea of the NDS backup on the Novell netware 6.5, Please suggest me…

  • Volume restored from SAN replica

    Hi We have an nss volume that is stored on an iscsi SAN that a netware server uses. This volume is replicated to another san every night. This issue is when we clone one of the replicas on the san and then mount that volume on another san, edirectory…

  • Last modified on NSS volumes?

    I can get a list of files and their ***last accessed*** dates all day long. However, that time stamp got over-written by the backup software, so that if the file was accessed today, the backup software backed it up and re-stamped the access time to 12…

  • General Failure - Running DBASE App from Netware on Windows

    Hi all, Our company database is coded in DBASE 5 and is hosted on Novell Netware 6.5 servers. Our users have always used MS DOS PC's with the novell client to run the application but recently we have began testing the application running under windows…

  • bio ctrl called with unknown cmd 7

    While running a DSTrace for just LDAP I see "bio ctrl called with unknown cmd 7" every so often. Maybe every five minutes or so. It's on a NetWare 6.5SP8 server. Can anyone tell me what could be causing this error?

  • Novell Netware - New IT Administrator

    Hello, I am new to Novell. What would you do if you had to replace an IT Administrator in a Novell Netware environment? What is the best way to make sure there is no way the old IT Admin can gain access to the system? Any tips/ideas will be helful.

  • GlobalNames DNS zone and NetWare DNS servers

    We have a mix of NetWare 6.5 and Windows Server 2008 DNS servers. There is a forwarding zone in Novell that points to the Windows DNS servers for the DNS zone abc.xyz.local. Most workstations are configured for the DNS zone named xyz, so when they attempt…

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