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Environment
NCPFS
Open Enterprise Server
NetWare 6.5
Novell Client for Linux
Situation
How to map drives to a NetWare or Open Enterprise Server using ncpfs
Resolution
Solution:
1. From a terminal as root run "rpm -qa | grep ncpfs".
2. If ncpfs is not installed type "yast -i ncpfs" to install the rpm package.
3. At the terminal use the following syntax to mount a ncp volume:
ncpmount -s <servername> -A <dns or IP of server> -U <username> -P <password> /<mount point>
Example: ncpmount -s myserver -A myserver.novell.com -U admin -P novell /mnt/ncpfiles/
4. Type "cd <mount point> and you wll be able to access the ncp volume.
Additional Information
For legacy systems such as SLES 9, ncpfs is the only way to access ncp volumes. However, for all desktops and servers running SLE10 SP3 or greater the Novell Client for Linux is recommend. The Novell Client for Linux can be found at https://download.novell.com.
Please visit the relevant NCP Server Administration Guide documentation for further details.