Win 7 + Office woes + Novell Client, and SR responses

Hi.
We are running Novell oes2 Servers spread over 3 main sites.
We have tried various versions of the client from IR4 to IR9a? we are having problems with office files over our WAN. With windows 7 the big problem is that not all the time but quite often, when you open a file over the WAN you get a message saying the file is locked, and it's nearly always by yourself if you say notify when it's free, you have a 15 to 20 second pause and it will then reopen and allow you to write to the file. The sites are connected via a 20M a 10M and a 6M link. The lines can be 95% idle and you still get this problem it doesn't appear to be at all related to the bandwidth in use on the network.
On one of our sites it happens quite often locally, on the other two sites, only when accessing files over the WAN.
I opened a SR for this on the 2nd of November and put an update on it on the 14th of November asking for an update... So far no-one at Novell has added anything to this SR. I know we pay our 20% or whatever it is per year for updates etc... so how long should I expect before someone replies?
Cheers

Hi.
Thanks, we have already tried that on one PC it fixed it, on all the others we have tried it on, it hasn't resolved the issue but it's greatly reduced the issue. It was 95% sure to happen before those changes, after doing that it's down to 50/50.
Cheers
Originally Posted by Scott A. Campbell
Is this happening when a user uses Windows Explorer to open the file?
If so try this:
Organize -> Layout
Remove the tick from Preview
Remove the tick from Details
This, coupled with IR8 & IR9 solved the issue for us.

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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
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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
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>>> <[email protected]> 5/23/2006 5:02 am >>>
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> 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!
>
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> $200.00 from CDW. I guess I can get by with the Upgrade version since =
> I=20
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shrinkwrapped=20=
>
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> Novell=20
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>
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>
> Thanks again,
> Greg
>
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=3D
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since we upgraded to GroupWise 2014 SP1 HP1 some (but not all) of our users
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Massimo Rosen wrote:
> Mirko,
>
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>>
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>
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On 25.04.2012 06:16, kvishwanath wrote:
>
> Welcome to Novell CIFS !!
>
> To begin with - "OES Infrastructure without Novell Client on Win 7 is
> possible by Novell CIFS"
>
> To answer your specific questions,
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> SP1.
> - CIFS service is a cluster enabled, It works seamlessly on cluster
> migration, supports cross protocol lock feature across protocols (CIFS,
> NCP, AFP).
>
>
> In addition, CIFS supports Distributed File Services(DFS), Dynamic
> Storage Technology (DST), backup an many more features. Please refer
> Novell Documentation for more details.
I know this, but in real life there are always pitfalls...
>
> Specific to your infrastructure question of ~250 XP workstations, we
> have scaled CIFS service up to 4000 connections on single server 3 node
> cluster setup. Howe ever we are interested to know more details on your
> setup and infrastructure details further on this.
>
What would you like to know?
Most infos are on my first post.
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Regards
Thomas

Removing Novell Client from Windows 7

Hello,
We have an issue with programs running slowly on our SUSE Linux server 11.0. We set up a test machine with Windows 7 without Novell Client and the same programs run extremely fast. (They run fast on a Windows 2008 server too with or without the client.) This is great for the new test machine but I have about 20 workstations that need to have the Client removed. If we remove it through control panel (both NICI and Novell Client - whatever version is installed) the programs are still slow. However, if we do a restore to the time before the Novell client was installed, the machine is fast. Because these machines have had the Novell Client installed for months, we cannot go back to an old restore point. Is there some registry file or other file that needs to be removed or changed to make the computer like it was installed without the Novell Client? I really do not want to have to rebuild 20 computers in order to fix this. I have researched the web and forums and cannot find any information about anything else that needs to be changed when the Novell client is removed. FYI - this is the same on our few Windows XP machines with the appropriate last updated Client on them.
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OES11 SP1 Squid Proxy With transparent user authentication using LDAP with SquidTrust. Also has NSS Shares
Other servers exist as well.
We standardized on Novell Client 2 SP3 or Greater. Currently SP3 IR3 is what is in use. But prior to SP3 the client had many issues for us.
Also, We do not use Group policy with ZCM (We tried But it was painful and slow and policies would randomly just quit working / remove themselves) we reverted back to just digging in and finding the registry keys. If a key only existed in the Policy Section we put it there and do a GPUPDATE /force on login.
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About novell client install

Hi All
my customer have some branch office in Eu & US, there are some OES File Server, he want to perform data migration to windows server (OES and Windows File Server on the same branch office), but Default NSM Engine Server on Aisa. I want to ask if I install Novell client on windows File Server...the migration-Data traffic only keep on branch office local LAN or still return to Engine Server through WAN(VPN) ?
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wyld

On 12/4/2013 2:16 AM, wyldkao wrote:
>
> HI
> I re-read admin guide...the novell client indeed install on Engine
> Server, but I find it said
> ==>"If Agents are deployed as a part of a Novell Storage Manager
> installation, these agents are individually used for migration if the
> Novell Client is installed on them. In order for an agent to participate
> in a migration, the server that has the agent installed must also have
> the Novell Client installed."
>
> If my Engine / Agnet locate in different location (leased line), I
> should install Novell client on Windows File Server let it receive
> command from Engine and direct copy data from OES Server , right ?
>
> wyld
>
>
Yes, it would be best to install the Novell Client and an Agent on that
server.
-- NFMS Support Team

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
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The Novell Client installation after eDirectory may have broken eDirectory
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I won't bore you, again, with my comments on platform choice. You're in
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by now on this, but I haven't seen one lately. You may be able to
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Hi,
SLED11 SP2 (confirmed same on SP1)
I am trying to set up integrated login as per:
Support | How to set up Single Sign-On for Novell Client for Linux on SLED 11.0
and have done this Support | Single Sign-On does not work after initial setup.
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No - and even if it does not break it, LUM and Novell Client do not
really work well together in my experience. Personally I have decided
to not use LUM on Linux client PCs anymore.
But maybe somebody else found a working solution for this.
W. Prindl
tstorr wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>SLED11 SP2 (confirmed same on SP1)
>I am trying to set up integrated login as per:
>
>'Support | How to set up Single Sign-On for Novell Client for Linux on
>SLED 11.0' (http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7005012)
>and have done this 'Support | Single Sign-On does not work after
>initial setup.' (http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7006896)
>
>I have LUM working correctly on SLED 11 Sp2 without the Novell Client
>installwed - all works 'as it should' edirectory users can login and
>accounts and user home dirs are created. Once the Novell Client is
>installed, LUM is broken. Specifically namcd is dead and cannot be
>started with this error:
>
>Starting NAM Cache Daemon .../usr/sbin/namcd:
>/usr/lib/libldapssl.so.0:: no version information available (required
>by /usr/sbin/namcd)
>
>Removing Novell Client and CASA results in LUM working again.
>
>Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Trevor Storr

Novel Client or Novell client package request

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Yes the novell client is installed and connected to the eDirectory. It says that login is successful, but I'm forced to log in locally unless I choose the option:
"Change your Windows password to match your Novell password after a successful login"
which I don't want to do.
If you provide local credentials when prompted, does ZCM show you as
logged on?
When I log in locally and i check the Zenworks Adaptive Agent that is running on the server, it shows in the top right of the window "Logged in As: Not logged In"
This a fresh install of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. There are no roles installed. No settings/configurations adjusted just the defaults settings. The only two applications installed and running are the Novell client and the ZENworks Adaptive Agent.
There is a DLU policy assigned to this server. It is configured with 'Remote Desktop Users+' , 'Users+' and a custom user group that is relevant for where I work.
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Roaming profiles did not work with Novell client

I've Problems with roaming profiles.
It is perhaps not a Novell problem but anything with windows rights?
We use ZCM11: (Server: SLES11 SP1)
Client new PC with a freshly installed Windows7, all updates.
(Only Turn on file and printer sharing, anything else default, no virusscanner)
The pre-agent has been installed and then the the Novell Client 2SP1 IR7
The PC gets a "Dynamic Local User Policy" with the settings:
- Use the credentials of the user source
- (Manage existing user account - but we have none there)
- Volatile user (with no cache, meaning that the user is immediately deleted ... We have also tested with cache.)
- e-dir user should be only member of Users
The users from edir get a Roaming Profile Policy with:
- Store user profile in user's Home Directory. (which is on the OES/SLES server)
---- results ----
If the user has no centrally stored profile, then he can log on but just once!
(if "Enable Volatile User cache" also several times to the same PC)
If the user already has a stored profile, he can not log on Error: "The Group Policy client service failed the logon Access is denied"
In my view, the following happens. W7 create the user locally and want's put in the settings from a central profile in the local
Profile and can not do that.
Only when no "central profile" is there in the homedir, or if this profile does not contain the file ntuser.dat, the user can log in locally.
However, no files are used from te saved profile, for instance from the saved desktop.
I can not imagine that anyone around the world with ZCM11 on a SLES/OES Server don't use the Novell client and raoming profiles
It must therefore give a simple trick to solve the problem.
But which one? Can some one here help me?

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CIFS, Novell Client, & Windows 7

We are running 6.5 sp6 cluster nodes. We have some windows xp clients using cifs and others using the novell client v4.9.1 . We are now setting up windows 7 clients on our network. Please advice how to setup some windows 7 clients with cifs, and what version of the novell client and settings do i need for windows 7.
appreciate any tips.
thanx.

On 30/03/2010 15:26, robles wrote:
>>> Have you set Windows 7 to use NTLMv1?
> No, i haven't. how where do i change this? is there a document i can
> refer to?
Please see TID 3437586. Note that is only required to connect via CIFS
and not via NCP (the protocol the Novell Client uses).
In additional I'll also note that you can also use the distributable
"reg" file method with Windows 7 (as well as Vista).
HTH.
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