SMS and NDS Logon Point Problem

[solson]

I have a mixed NT and Netware environment and have need to use NDS logon discovery and NDS logon client installation. I have successfully created logon points for my NT servers and they work well for domain clients. Non-domain clients only authenticate to the Novell tree and therefore do not get the client installed.

I have attempted to create an NDS logon point to no avail. The site system connection account that I created in NDS has full rights to the root just like the admin account. I have also verified that the user can authenticate to the server and create folders and files. Each time it cycles through to create the SMSLogon directory structure I recieve the following series of messages:

Smslogon directory does not exist (or is not currently accessible) (["Display=\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O"]NWNDS:\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O\SMSLOGON\SITES\Site\).
Testing ["Display=\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O"]NWNDS:\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O\SMSLOGON\SITES\ for accessibility
ERROR: Failed to create Logon Point (SMSLOGON\CONFIG\) on ["Display=\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O"]NWNDS:\\TREE\.Vol.OU.O - Access is denied
ERROR: Unable to create smslogon dir on Context.

I have tried different contexts, different users, different volumes on different servers, with the same result.

I have 400+ PCs that still need the client and this is the only way to get it to them at this time and I need some help.

Any ideas where I might look?

Thanks

solson

 

[MarcHav]

Did you create the Novell NDS Client Connection Account in the Site Settings in the SMS Console ?

 

[solson]

Thank you for responding.

Yes, I have created the connection account in both SMS and NDS. Any other ideas? %-)

 

[MarcHav]

Ok, a long shot maybe, but worth a try.
Sounds like the account you created is a trustee of the root, try to make that account security equal to the Admin account and see what happens...
Otherwise... no idea sorry :-(.

 

[MarcHav]

Hello,

I am quite interested if you solved the problem, and what the solution was.
Thanks
Marc

 

[bcarey]

I had the same problem, the only way I could get it to work was to use the actual Novell admin account and password. Hope this helps..........

 

[solson]

bcarey
I have done this as well and still it did not work. Thanks anyway.


MarcHav
Thanks for your input, but I have not solved the problem yet. I have given up and decided that my efforts are better spent convincing my boss to move these PCs into an NT domain with the others.

Thanks.

 

[bcarey]

I know you said you gave up...but I think the problem you are having is due to the novell client you are using on the sms server. I could only get access to the novell box using the windows 2000 client for novell version 4.71 any other client gave me the ACCESS DENIED ERROR....FYI-- In case your boss is like mine and says get it to work with novell.