That is pretty much the way I was running as well - no preferred server and
the script figured out the mappings, but for some reason that became
unreliable when I migrated to the SLED 10 version.  Maybe my login script is
not right.  I wrote the scipt for the mappings a LONG time ago and maybe
there is a command or an attribute that has gone out of favor and I should
use something else.  Any way I can get a peek at your login script(s) to see
if that is part of it?

 

Thanks!

 

 

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[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Zuercher
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:19 AM
To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List
Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Pick a server - any server

 

Hi Charlie,
Maybe I don't understand your enviroment or question but here is the setup
we use.   We don't use perferred servers for login  (leave box blank).  THe
clients login to which ever server is the first to answer the login request.
However once authenticaion is completed the login script runs and that maps
the users to the correct server/volume.   

End result is all servers handle logins and the users get access to the
files they need.  

I have all my servers in the same SLP scope.  I think if you try to
micromanage these settings it will cause headaches down the road if you try
to change your server or client configs.

Aaron


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On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Charlie Niehaus
<cnieh...@altamont.k12.il.us> wrote:

Geeks,

Running Novell SLED10 and I am now seeing a few cases where the Novell
client seems to be picking the wrong server on the first login.  (High
school computers connecting to the grade school server etc.)  The client on
all of the boxes are being given the preferred server, tree, context etc.
The network is simple - two servers in the same tree and context.  The only
thing I am unsure about is that the vendor that did the install set the
service location on both of the servers to the same name (SCOPED).  So in
the client the Scope list is set to SCOPED (static) and the directory agent
lists BOTH of the servers, with the server we want to connect to being
listed first and the other one second.  (ALL the IP addresses are static so
these are set as static as well)
-- Should we ONLY list the server we want to connect to in the directory
agent list and leave the other one out?
-- Should the servers have unique Scope List names?

Thanks in advance!


Charlie Niehaus
Altamont Unit #10 Community Unit Schools
7 S. Ewing Street
Altamont, IL 62411

Voice: 618-483-6193 ext. 238
Fax: 618-483-5399
Web: www.altamont.k12.il.us


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