Environment
Novell Client for Windows Vista
Situation
The Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP allowed the "Dos Name"
setting to be changed via the "Advanced Settings" tab of the Novell
Client properties dialog. Vista defaults to "WINNT" which is the
default for NT/2000/XP clients. Some deployments of the Novell
Client for Windows 2000/XP change the "DOS Name" setting and then
employ login script logic to run a different script. For
example:
IF %OS="WINNT" THEN GOTO WINNT_SCRIPT
IF %OS="WIN2K" THEN GOTO WIN2K_SCRIPT
Without the "Dos Name" setting, when workstations running the Novell Client for Windows Vista log in, they run the script intended for NT 4 clients, instead of W2K/XP clients.
IF %OS="WINNT" THEN GOTO WINNT_SCRIPT
IF %OS="WIN2K" THEN GOTO WIN2K_SCRIPT
Without the "Dos Name" setting, when workstations running the Novell Client for Windows Vista log in, they run the script intended for NT 4 clients, instead of W2K/XP clients.
Resolution
While the Novell Client for Windows Vista does not expose this
setting, it can still be set by defining the following registry
value:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Novell\Client\Parameters]
"DOS_Name"="WIN2K"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Novell\Client\Parameters]
"DOS_Name"="WIN2K"