Netware 6 question

[Varun]

I need to know how to associate NALs from one Server, to an alias user of that server. The person does not usally work there. The person's home OU has it's own NAL apps associated to it.

I have learned that an alias basically only fixes the context problem. You can not associate a NAL to an alias. If you associate the NAL to the home user account, they get an extra menu when they log in at home.

I have searched Novell's pages for this, but I can not seem to find an answer. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[reicherb]

I've never been able to figure out how to do what you are trying to do. Here is the way I do it.

Each location of my network has a different IP scheme.
Building 1 = 10.152.x.x.
Building 2 = 10.153.x.x.

I create profile login scripts for each building with the hex equivent of 10.152 (0A98) and 10.153 (0A99) and then the following to the login script for roaming users.
Set ZNET="%NETWORK_ADDRESS">>4
INCLUDE .%<ZNET>.Context of profile scripts

The >>4 mean to move 4 hex digits. If you were using 10.1.1.x and 10.1.2.x you would use >>2.
The profile login scripts both map to the app volume of each buildings server.
I use that driver letter for my apps and now the app of the appropriate building is lanuched.


There are a few steps involved but it's really not that complicated.

 

[Varun]

Thanks Reicherb, that is kind of the way we were heading. With all of the amazing tools Novell has, I had hoped there would be an easier solution. Looks like I have some login scripts to work on!

 

[reicherb]

There maybe something you can do with load balancing or fault tolerance but that didn't work for me.

The profile method seems to be working well for me.

One note. If you or network delivering the apps with a snapshot, make sure you also add the source location to your profile script.