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From: crowed@guille.ECE.ORST.EDU (David Crowe Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: system login script problem
Summary: Netware Login Scripts
Keywords: Netware Login user scripts
Message-ID: <17616@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 13 Apr 90 22:06:29 GMT
References: <9691@sun.acs.udel.edu>
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Reply-To: crowed@guille.ECE.ORST.EDU.ECE.ORST.EDU (David Crowe Jr.)
Organization: Oregon State University, E&CE, Corvallis
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In article <9691@sun.acs.udel.edu> you write:
>....
>with my mappings.  It will do my mappings first, then the default
>mappings, which means that in order to get what I want I have to provide
>map space for Novell's mappings.  A pain in the ass.  

The Novell login sequence goes through two login scripts - the SYSTEM login 
script as you have created and then goes on to the USER login script.  As you
have noticed with LOGIN performing your mappings and then it's default.  The
SYSTEM login script can be made to be the only script read at all by giving
the "exit [command]" in the SYSTEM script when all mappings and setups are 
finished.  Otherwise you will have to make a login script for each user;
not particularly tough but, depending upon the sophistication of your 
clientele, it is more flexible and responsive to their tastes.  I believe
each user should have their own login script anyway,  with at least:

map display on
map

in it to prevent others from putting a script in someones MAIL directory. This
is a security issue since group EVERYONE has write and create rights in 
SYS:MAIL\[userid]  (where individual login scripts are kept under the coded 
userid subdirectory).

>
>It looks buggy to me.  I've written system login scripts for other
>networks without such problems.  AM I overlooking something obvious?
>-- 
>Rae D. Stabosz
>University of Delaware
>stabosz@sun.acs.udel.edu

The Netware default script isn't buggy, just brain dead.  They, 
unfortunately, don't INSERT search drives,  instead they overwrite the 
first two in the current path.  There isn't currently a way to change the 
default script except to copy it to each users MAIL directory.  You 
aren't (weren't) the only one to have trouble with this aspect of the 
Netware baptism.  It isn't very clear in the documentation that this is 
what happens in the LOGIN procedure.

If you continue to have trouble, send me a note.


Cheers,
David Crowe, Jr.
Network Manager, College of Engr.
Oregon State University

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