The following are new features added to the Novell® Client™ for Linux 1.2:
User authentication and access control are enforced (that
is, users must be logged in to edit their personal login scripts).
eDirectory™ access control is enforced as well, which is
useful when administrators do not want their users to be able to
edit their personal login scripts. An administrator can also configure
the Novell Client for Linux to disallow the tray
application menu.
For more information, see Editing
Your Login Script
in the Novell Client
for Linux User Guide.
This functionality makes use of CASA (Common Authentication Services Adapter) for persistent storage of credentials for a given realm. The overall concept is that if the Novell Client for Linux 1.2 or later and CASA 1.6 or later are installed on the workstation, users can have their eDirectory connections, login scripts, and startup drive mappings run when they initially log in to the workstation. This authentication does not replace the workstation login; it currently just augments it with eDirectory functionality.
Users must run the normal tray
application menu and save their Novell Login settings. After saving
the Novell Login settings, the next time the same user logs in to
the workstation, eDirectory authentication is automatic and the
user’s login script runs at startup.
For more information, see Section 4.1, Setting Up Integrated Login.