Since Kernel 2.X.Y, ncpfs is included in the kernel, so that you don't have
to get it separately and compile it.
You just have to check 'Yes' for ncpfs support when you recompile your
kernel.
Regarding precisely "nw-auth", I don't know at all.
For me, it has worked correctly! ;-)
Regards
Mathieu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Stegman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 17 March 2000 21:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake & Netware
>
>
> I use (with RedHat, not Mandrake, but I see no reason why this won't
> work) ncpfs (check rpmfind.net) to mount Novell filesystems (over the
> network, of course), which works like a charm.
>
> You can also get ahold of a PAM module to authenticate with a Novell
> server:
> ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/modules.html
>
> Please, let me know if either one mentioned there compiles
> for you. Me, I
> couldn't get ncpfs to compile, which pretty much excluded nw-auth from
> compiling. How do I use it? My co-worker found a binary, and we use
> that.
>
> -Matt Stegman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On 17 Mar 2000, Lane Lester wrote:
>
> > The only instructions I've been able to find for hooking a
> Mandrake box to
> > a Netware server have been for Mandrake 6.x, and they
> mainly involve using
> > Caldera stuff to do the job.
> >
> > Since I'm running Mandrake 7.0.2, I'm hoping there's a
> better approach now.
> > I first asked this question on the newbie list, but no one
> seemed to know
> > the answer.
> > --
> > Lane
> > ____
> > Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
> > Using Linux to get where I want to go...
> >
>
