I have a network wit approx 200 workstations. Dedsktops are windows 2k pro and windows xp pro. when a user logs onto novel it authenticates fine, but then it also asks for a windows logon. this would require that all 200 users have a profile on every machine. is there a way around this. is there a way to make the win 2k pc use the novell logon info? thanks in advance.
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I am not sure that is going to do it. The user's need a local profile to be created, and thats a MS thing. For our Netware users we use Novell Dynamic Local User and setup a NDS policy that assigns users to local Win2k groups. When the user logs into the Novell Client on boot, the client tricks Windows into thinking its a local user signing on and Windows creates a new profile. If you also use Roaming Profiles, the profile will be cleared from the pc on logout too.
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just to clarify,
Have a Novell 4.11 server with 250 users on it. Recently
upgraded all machines to new Dell Optiplex with Windows XP Professional
(250 machines), installed the Novell Client 4.83 to logon to the Novell
Server. After the end user logs on to the Novell server, Windows XP
wants them to log on to the local machine. This will work if the end
user has an account on the novell server and a account on the local
machine with the same id and same password. The problem is I can not go
around to 250 workstations and put user accounts on the local machine,
users use different machines. Than if a new employee started I would
have to go around and add her to each machine as well.
I played around with the registry and got Windows XP to auto logon a
generic user, the only problem is that it does not bring up the Novell
Client anymore, and you must login manually to the server.
I am assuming there must be a utility that either takes care of this, or
updates the Windows XP machines with users automatically.
Any help, suggestions, etc., would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah,
there are no IT people at this location and it is remote, so that is
also why I can not be going around to machines.
Have a Novell 4.11 server with 250 users on it. Recently
upgraded all machines to new Dell Optiplex with Windows XP Professional
(250 machines), installed the Novell Client 4.83 to logon to the Novell
Server. After the end user logs on to the Novell server, Windows XP
wants them to log on to the local machine. This will work if the end
user has an account on the novell server and a account on the local
machine with the same id and same password. The problem is I can not go
around to 250 workstations and put user accounts on the local machine,
users use different machines. Than if a new employee started I would
have to go around and add her to each machine as well.
I played around with the registry and got Windows XP to auto logon a
generic user, the only problem is that it does not bring up the Novell
Client anymore, and you must login manually to the server.
I am assuming there must be a utility that either takes care of this, or
updates the Windows XP machines with users automatically.
Any help, suggestions, etc., would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah,
there are no IT people at this location and it is remote, so that is
also why I can not be going around to machines.
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