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NDS Configuration For NetShield v3.0.2
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PURPOSE
This information is relevant for NetWare 4.x platforms only.
NetShield utilizes NDS for certain alerting features,
specifically user broadcast messaging and printing. In
order for NetShield to provide these browsing or alerting
capabilities, the NetShield NLM must first login to the NDS
tree. To facilitate this process, a user object is created
in NDS during installation. The rights on this user object
can be maintained by the NDS adminstrator.
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IMPLEMENTATION
The NetShield user object is named "NetShield_xxxx" where
"xxxx" is the local server name. The NDS context is
specified by the administrator during installation.
One object must exist for each server running NetShield.
The password for this object is randomly generated and
maintained by NetShield. The password is automatically
changed each time NetShield is loaded. If, for some reason,
the user object's password becomes out of sync with
NetShield, run the NSHINST utility to resynchronize
the password.
The NDS user object's password is independent of
NetShield's console password which is used when configuring
NetShield.
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MANAGING THE NETSHIELD USER
The NetShield user object is originally granted the default
rights from the context in which it is created. These rights
can be tailord by an administrator for your specific needs.
NetShield should be granted rights to browse for user
objects and print queues that will be the target for
alerting. In addition, the object must have rights to print
to any print queues which will be used for alerting.
NetShield does not require any additional rights and it is
recommended, for security purposes, that additional rights
are not granted to NetShield.
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MANAGING GROUPS OF SERVERS
If there are multiple servers running NetShield, you may
simplify the task of managing the NetShield user objects by
creating a new user group in which each of the NetShield
user objects would be a member (Note: There will be one user
object per server running NetShield). Rights can then be
assigned to the group.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: When browsing for users or print queues to alert on a
NetWare 4.x server, no data is displayed.
A: NetShield was probably unable to log in to the NDS tree.
See the next question for more details.
Q: The server console on NetWare 4.x has displayed the
message:
"Warning: NDS Authentication failed. Alerting features
will be limited. Please refer to the FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS section of whatsnew.txt for resolution"
A: In order to perform alert configuration or alerting on a
NetWare 4.x server, NetShield must be able to log in to
the NDS tree. It is possible that the NSHINST facility
was never run on the server, or the password has become
out of sync. In either event, the NSHINST facility must
be executed. Please refer to the installation
instructions for running NSHINST.