Novell Client 2 after sysprep

During my image process I have sysprep run a batch file which installs several programs. Included are the Novell Client 2 (2nd to last install) and the ZAA (last install). Everything seems to deploy correctly and the system reboots. What I have noticed is that the Novell client doesn't not default as the primary login shown. The system seems to want to boot into windows automatically and throws up a ZAA login dialog.
Did I miss a registry setting that would cause this? The client should autosetup the tree/context/server but even that seems to be missing.
Thanks
Rich

Originally Posted by rhuhman
During my image process I have sysprep run a batch file which installs several programs. Included are the Novell Client 2 (2nd to last install) and the ZAA (last install). Everything seems to deploy correctly and the system reboots. What I have noticed is that the Novell client doesn't not default as the primary login shown. The system seems to want to boot into windows automatically and throws up a ZAA login dialog.
Did I miss a registry setting that would cause this? The client should autosetup the tree/context/server but even that seems to be missing.
Thanks
Rich
why not just have the client on the image itself? we originally had it as a layer, but then added it to image with zen agent to speed things up a bit.

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Originally Posted by whitee27
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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Novell Client 2.0 SP1(IR6) - TID 7008266 - Service/eDir Auth

Shaun et. al.,
I like what I'm seeing in the Novell Client 2.0 SP1 (IR6) release notes.
Tree or Server Not Found on login immediately after powerup is supposedly fixed with this release (a big problem with us).
Can you confirm that TID 7008266 is part of Novell's solution to the issues posed by installing as a Dynamic Administrator / System Account?
(mapping drives, etc).
pitcherj

Well, I think the efforts are completely disconnected.
The Client2 Efforts are nothing to do with ZCM.
I'm aware of the Interactive Services Detection defect and this would
not relate to that in any way. Nor would the Dynamic Administrator
inherit any rights defined by the Client2 Feature.
In regards to the SYSTEM process, it may but I have not tested nor do I
believe anyone in the ZENworks group has done so. However, I think it
would stand a decent chance of working. Of course it would require the
use of a UNC Path, and not drive letters.
On 4/7/2011 12:36 PM, pitcherj wrote:
>
> Craig,
>
> I realize it's not DIRECTLY related to Dynamic Administrator, but I do
> have a SR in with Novell on this (the interactive services detection
> dialog, etc) and they said they were working on an alternate solution
> that would potentially allow users to see the UI of an installer.
>
> (Currently I have to make sure to start the ui0detect service since
> most of the time that service is not active on our user's workstations,
> so they have no way to view the progress of an installer other that the
> ZENwork progress bar)
>
> pitcherj
>
>
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Code:
sto: Validating driver package files against catalog 'netnvcli.cat'.
!!! sto: Driver package signer is unknown. Assuming untrusted signer. Error = 0x800F0242
!!! ndv: Driver package failed signature validation. Error = 0xE0000242
sto: {DRIVERSTORE_IMPORT_NOTIFY_VALIDATE exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:47.960
!!! sto: Driver package failed signature verification. Error = 0xE0000242
!!! sto: Failed to import driver package into Driver Store. Error = 0xE0000242
sto: {Stage Driver Package: exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:48.225
!!! sto: Failed to stage driver package to Driver Store. Error = 0xE0000242, Time = 6521 ms
sto: {Import Driver Package: exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:49.973
inf: Opened INF: 'c:\temp\zeninstall\novell_client\c2sp3ir5\netnvcli.inf' ([strings])
! inf: Add to Driver Store unsuccessful
! inf: Error 0xe0000242: The publisher of an Authenticode(tm) signed catalog has not yet been established as trusted.
!!! inf: returning failure to SetupCopyOEMInf
<<< Section end 2014/02/11 12:37:51.439
<<< [Exit status: FAILURE(0xe0000242)]
If I run the installation manually, I am prompted at one point about unsigned driver and whether I want to install it. If I answer "yes", the installation is successful.
Looking at Windows' certificate store on our computers, I see under "Trusted Publishers" a certificate issued to Novell, Inc by "Verisign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA", but that certificate expired on 27.04.2013.
How can I obtain and deploy the certificate that would allow the silent installation of Novell Client 2 SP3 IR5 to proceed? Or am I going about this in an entirely wrong way?

Originally Posted by vatson
I am trying to update Novell Client on our Windows 7 workstations, using a Zenworks bundle. This method has worked in the past: copy the installation files to c:\temp\zeninstall\clnt2sp3ir5 (including appropriately modified NovellClientProperties.txt and install.ini) and then just launch "setup.exe /ncpf" as secure system user.
This time I noticed that the new client was only partially installed. When viewing Novell Client properties it shows the new version, however, some files are definitely from the previous client version (for example C:\Windows\System32\lgnwnt32.dll).
I dug up c:\windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log and it seems that installation was aborted due to "unsigned driver package":
Code:
sto: Validating driver package files against catalog 'netnvcli.cat'.
!!! sto: Driver package signer is unknown. Assuming untrusted signer. Error = 0x800F0242
!!! ndv: Driver package failed signature validation. Error = 0xE0000242
sto: {DRIVERSTORE_IMPORT_NOTIFY_VALIDATE exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:47.960
!!! sto: Driver package failed signature verification. Error = 0xE0000242
!!! sto: Failed to import driver package into Driver Store. Error = 0xE0000242
sto: {Stage Driver Package: exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:48.225
!!! sto: Failed to stage driver package to Driver Store. Error = 0xE0000242, Time = 6521 ms
sto: {Import Driver Package: exit(0xe0000242)} 12:37:49.973
inf: Opened INF: 'c:\temp\zeninstall\novell_client\c2sp3ir5\netnvcli.inf' ([strings])
! inf: Add to Driver Store unsuccessful
! inf: Error 0xe0000242: The publisher of an Authenticode(tm) signed catalog has not yet been established as trusted.
!!! inf: returning failure to SetupCopyOEMInf
<<< Section end 2014/02/11 12:37:51.439
<<< [Exit status: FAILURE(0xe0000242)]
If I run the installation manually, I am prompted at one point about unsigned driver and whether I want to install it. If I answer "yes", the installation is successful.
Looking at Windows' certificate store on our computers, I see under "Trusted Publishers" a certificate issued to Novell, Inc by "Verisign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA", but that certificate expired on 27.04.2013.
How can I obtain and deploy the certificate that would allow the silent installation of Novell Client 2 SP3 IR5 to proceed? Or am I going about this in an entirely wrong way?
You need to install the newest client (that have a never certificate) on a device and then export it from that machine, after that you import it on the devices you want to install the client before running setup.exe.
Thomas

Automatically login zenworks without Novell client.

I want to setup a computer that will automatically login to windows and to
the ZENWorks agent (even if just to workstation) and then run the NAL as the
windows shell. Also, we did not want to have the Novell client installed on
the machine.
I have figured out how to get the shell to work, but I can't seem to get the
Zen agent to automatically logon to the workstation. I attempted to use the
steps in TID10094960, but the zenworks agent login still comes up. I haven't
yet put the windows credentials into the registry so that it can
automatically login, do I need to do that at the same time?
We're trying to make a machine that will only allow the programs to run that
are presented by the NAL window and for the computer to login automatically
to the point where the icons are displayed.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks..
Brian W.

so let me see if I got this right...
If I want to get applications I need to authenticate a user. So, if the
following are set then it should work.
1. Do not install Novell client.
2. Create a user in NDS that I can create a local user account for. Then I
set the workstation for automatic login to windows using the a local account
with the credentials for the NDS user.
3. Set the Zenworks agent for PASSIVE login (this is the default?) Can this
be changed somewhere if I already installed it, I read lower in the document
you posted that you need to uncheck a box in the installation, can I change
this option after the fact if I installed it wrong?
4. Setup NAL as the shell.
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icons and will allow me as an administrator to distribute them using the
NAL.
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> Brian W,
>
> Well, as long as the workstation is imported, it doesn't matter what user
> is authenticated at the worktation. The application objects should be
> displayed.
>
> Try setting the Zenworks agent authenticate to passive.
> Take a look at this piece of the docs.
> http://www.novell.com/documentation/...l.html#agt1hcc
>
> --
> Jared Jennings
> Data Technique, Inc.
> Novell Support Forums Sysop
> http://wiki.novell.com
>

DHCP Conflict between ZfD 4 Agent and Novell Client

I am having problems with the use of Novell Client versions that support
DHCP settings tab (Tree, Context, Server).
This is in this board because my problem is only reproduced when ZENworks
for Destkops 4 (IR5 and IR7) Workstation Management component is installed.
THe problem is this:
Every now and then, logging in with the novell client displays 886f errors
in the login results window, and other strange communication errors.
If I release and renew the IP, it works fine after that.
If I reboot, there is a chance I get the same problem.
This absolutely does not happen when I have the two options for DHCP
settings in the Novell Client unchecked (Server->Binary Data).
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as well during system startup? Is this clear? Happens on both Windows
2000 and Windows XP.
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that end.

There was (is?) a conflict that is supposed to be solved,
but I'm not 100% convinced that is true. Since I always
use Client32 I remove novdhcp.dll in my ZfDAgent transform,
even now with ZDM7 because I've seen the "semaphore" error
there too if I don't.
See:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/se...?/10090994.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/se...?/10093676.htm
http://support.novell.com:80/cgi-bin...?/10091089.htm
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Originally Posted by lowalcohol
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Code:
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add a repo to the install
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add in bits for ldap
Code:
cd /tmp
wget $WEBPATH/ldap.tbz2
if [ -s ldap.tbz2 ]; then
cd /
tar xjvf /tmp/ldap.tbz2
cd /tmp
fi # if [ -s ldap.tbz2 ];
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echo '+' >>/etc/shadow
echo '+:::' >>/etc/group
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\etc
\etc\ldap.conf
\etc\nsswitch.conf
\etc\openldap
\etc\pam.d
\etc\openldap\ldap.conf
\etc\pam.d\common-account-pc
\etc\pam.d\common-auth-pc
\etc\pam.d\common-password-pc
\etc\pam.d\common-session-pc
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Code:
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[CODE]
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sed -i s/";net.slp.DAAddresses.*"/"net.slp.DAAddresses = 10.251.1.99, 10.249.1.99"/ /etc/slp.conf
mkdir -p /etc/opt/novell/ncl
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echo Default_Context=XXX.XXX.XXX >>/etc/opt/novell/ncl/login.conf
echo Default_Server=servername >>/etc/opt/novell/ncl/login.conf
echo DHCP_Tree=true >/etc/opt/novell/ncl/protocol.conf
echo DHCP_Server=true >>/etc/opt/novell/ncl/protocol.conf
[CODE]
(reboot)
These are files installed during build stage, but are used when the client logs in.
in /etc/skel/.novell/ncl, i have a copy of StartupLogin.conf as StartupLogin.conf.new
this file has information in it, but it will be wiped.
in /etc/skel/.kde4/Autostart/logon.sh, i have
Code:
if [ ! ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf.new ]; then
mv ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf.new ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf
FDN=`ldapsearch -x -h 10.251.1.99 -b ou=its,o=fca | grep -i 'dn:' | grep -i $USER | grep -iv workstation`
CONTEXT=`echo $FDN | cut -d, -f2- | sed -e 's/ou=//ig' -e 's/o=//ig' -e 's/,/./ig'`
sed -i "s/UserName.*/UserName = $USER/" ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf
sed -i "s/FDN.*/FDN = $FDN/" ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf
sed -i "s/Context.*/Context = $CONTEXT/" ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf
sudo /bin/update_login.conf.sh $CONTEXT
fi # if [ ! ~/.novell/ncl/StartupLogin.conf.new ];
/bin/update_login.conf.sh has the following and has '%users ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/bin/update_login.conf.sh' added to /etc/sudoers
Code:
if [ ! -z "$1" ];then
sed -i "s/Default_Context=.*/Default_Context=$1/" /etc/opt/novell/ncl/login.conf
fi
So far this is working well.
The novell login needs to be run once, and on the advanced tab, have the session saved. This then auto runs afterwards for each logon.
as a troubleshooting tool, I :
Code:
cp /etc/etc.1
rsync -avP etc* my-pc:/tmp/
i can then use krusader to compare files (on my-pc), but most importantly, after doing something (eg yast ldap). rerun the rsync line and and it will tell exactly which file(s) changed, so you know which ones to check/keep/alter/etc
hope this helps.
ph

Novell Client dirty uninstall

Due to the temporary misconfiguration of an Enterprise patching solution I accidently got the Novell Client and NICI installed on my notebook. We have nothing Novell on our network.
Unfortunately despite uninstalling everything Novell related I still have "Novell Logon" at login on my machine and smart card login has stopped working.
This notebook is running Windows 7 Enterprise.
How can I clean up the mess which installing this client has caused?
Rob

On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:46:01 GMT, rehardy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Thanks for the assistance. I got a bit further with the new installer.
>Installing it allowed me to get rid of the Novell Login on the login
>screen but NICI was still left with broken uninstall links after
>"uninstall".
>Manually uninstalling NICI cleaned up that mess but the system still
>refused to accept smart cards when RDPing to it.
>I give up. I'll just re-image it.
I've never had problems with uninstalling Novell Client, although I
must admit I don't do that very often. But I have come to the
conclusion anymore that it is faster to re-image a PC than it is to
troubleshoot problems on Windows.
Ken

Novell Client and Login Scripts?

All:
I'm a former administrator of NetWare 3.x, 4.x and 5.x systems and am
intrigued by the NLSBS 9 offering. I have downloaded the trial version
and have installed it on a test server.
Since I am "old school", I was wondering if I could use the Novell Client
for Windows XP and login scripts to automatically map shares using groups
like I did back in the day.
I'm very new to the Novell/Linux world since every organization I've
worked for in the past 10 years abandoned NetWare for Windows. I'm sure
a LOT has changed since the Linux OS was brought on board, so I thought
I'd ask.
Thanks,
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Not sure. It would depend on whether Novell is still offering a product upgrade to the OWS from Windows 2000 SBS and what that price looks like. Otherwise, I was more thinking about the software side itself, re: the Linux side. Either way will work. Just work out the figures.
>>> <[email protected]> 5/23/2006 5:02 am >>>
I guess I'm looking at it this way: If I purchase the 5-user upgrade
license of NLSBS for $211.00 which includes upgrade protection, then
according to Novell, I can upgrade to OWS for free after July 31st. A 1-
user license for OWS at CDW is about $125.00. $125.00 x 5 = $625.00.
Is my logic flawed?
> Why not just get the Open workgroup suite? Its basically the same
thing, =
> but you will have todays licences instead of the licence that is
already =
> obsolete according to Novell.
>
> >>> <[email protected]> 5/17/2006 12:30:13 pm >>>
> Will do. Thanks guys!
>
> I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on purchasing the Novell Linux=20
> Small Business Suite product. I'm going to get the Upgrade version =
> with=20
> 5 users licenses and one year of upgrade protection for a little over=20
> $200.00 from CDW. I guess I can get by with the Upgrade version since =
> I=20
> have a full retail copy of Microsoft SBS 2000 still in the
shrinkwrapped=20=
>
> box. Also, a representative of Novell told me in an e-mail today that =
> if=20
> I have upgrade protection on NLSBS, then I can upgrade to the new =
> Novell=20
> Open Workgroup Suite for free when NLSBS goes out at the end of July.
>
> Sounds like a win-win to me...
>
> Thanks again,
> Greg
>
> > I also had a link to a cool solution, that explained how to use
LDAP=20
> etc.. =3D
> > to link up NDS to the Linux box so you could use that to manage user
=3D
> > accounts.
> >=20
> > Let me know if you need that and I can dig it up.
> >=20
> > >>> <[email protected]> 5/16/2006 10:05:48 am >>>
> > All:
> >=20
> > I'm a former administrator of NetWare 3.x, 4.x and 5.x systems and =
> am=3D20
> > intrigued by the NLSBS 9 offering. I have downloaded the trial=20
> version=3D20
> > and have installed it on a test server.
> >=20
> > Since I am "old school", I was wondering if I could use the Novell =3D
> > Client=3D20
> > for Windows XP and login scripts to automatically map shares using =3D
> > groups=3D20
> > like I did back in the day.
> >=20
> > I'm very new to the Novell/Linux world since every organization =
> I've=3D20
> > worked for in the past 10 years abandoned NetWare for Windows. I'm
=3D
> > sure=3D20
> > a LOT has changed since the Linux OS was brought on board, so I=20
> thought=3D20
> > I'd ask.
> >=20
> > Thanks,
> > Greg
> >
>

Howto automatically call Novell-Client Login-Mask

Hi,
we have a few cases in which users first have to login to windows and then use the "N" symbol to connect to edir to get their drives.
Now we would like to configure the Novell Client SP3 IR8 in a way that the login mask appears automatically after the desktop appears.
Is there any way?
thx,
hugo

Originally Posted by susehoush
Hi,
we have a few cases in which users first have to login to windows and then use the "N" symbol to connect to edir to get their drives.
Now we would like to configure the Novell Client SP3 IR8 in a way that the login mask appears automatically after the desktop appears.
Is there any way?
thx,
hugo
Have not tried but it looks like calling loginw32.exe would bring up the box?
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3718002
Thomas

Novell Client 2 SP3 and the inability to log in the Win7

Novell Client 2 SP 3 for Windows 7 64 bit and the inability to log into the desktop for a "NEW" user
My issue is that If the username exist already in Windows 7, I can log into Novell and the Window 7 desktop will load
HOWEVER if the username doesn't exist and I attempt to log in, I'm able to log into Novell Client
BUT I get prompted with another window titled Log on to this Computer with a check box Change your Windows password to match your Novell Password after success login.
1) I insert the password and
2) check the box
The Result is a line that says The Local computer username or password is not valid
Any suggestions would be most appreciated

On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:26:02 GMT, MurphNE
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I must be saying it wrong. let me try it this way.
>
>When a user that never logged into the PC logs in the Desktop used to
>create the user profile for that username now I get nothing other thean
>the message from my earlier post.
>
>So here is what happens when a user trys to log in to a PC they have
>never logged into before.
>
>The user get past the Novell login but the Windows 7 PC will not let
>username log in (they get the message in the post above)
Sorry, but that is even less clear. I'll make some assumptions.
* You have a Win7 PC.
* The user already has an account on the PC, but they have never
logged into it.
* When they login for the first time, they get an error that states
the username or password is not avalid.
Sounds like the user is using the wrong username or password.
In your first post you state:
"BUT I get prompted with another window titled log on to this Computer
with a check box Change your Windows password to match your Novell
Password after success login?"
At that point you must enter the password assigned to the account on
the PC. Depending upon how you created the account, it may not be the
same as thier eDirectory password.
If that doesn't help, try explaining again...or maybe someone else
will jump in that understands what you are trying to do.
Ken

Group Policy causes novell client to never show up windows XP

Hello,
I've been having a problem for the last couple of months that I have no
idea how to fix. I'm using Windows XP SP1, Novell Client 4.91, and
Zenworks 3.2 (included in Novell Client 4.90 SP2). This is a Netware 6
server. I am running E-trust Antivirus 7.1.192. I am having a problem
where the novell client will not show up after restarting the workstation.
An hourglass comes up for a couple of seconds, disappears, and then I'm
left with a blank screen and a mouse curser. The only thing I can do is
power the machine down manually, no keystrokes work at that point. It
doesn't happen all the time, it's completely random, but it occurs often
enough for the users to complain.
The source of the problem seems to be the group policy that is in effect
for students (this is a K-12 school district). If I disable the group
policy for students, the problem appears to go away (this is not an
option). If the login screen shows up, then everything else on the
computer functions perfectly (including policy after login). Are there are
group policy updates available that may solve this problem? Please let me
know if I've left out any important information. I appreciate any help
provided as I've been at this for the past couple months!
Thanks,
Patrick

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