Installing the SecretStore Client on Workstations

This section might not apply to all products. For example, SecretStore Client components are automatically installed by the Novell SecureLogin 3.0 Client installation program when the SecretStore option is selected.

If the product for which you're installing SecretStore doesn't include the SecretStore Client components in its installation, you might need to use the SecretStore Client installation described in this section.

Requirements

• A Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000/XP workstation used exclusively as a client workstation
• For Windows 2000 workstations, have Power User or Administrator desktop privileges
• Novell Client^TM 3.21 or later for Windows 95 and Windows 98 workstations; Novell Client 4.71 or later for Windows NT and Windows 2000/XP workstations.
• ConsoleOne^TM 1.3.2 or later.

  The SecretStore snap-in to ConsoleOne requires ConsoleOne 1.3.2 or later. The installation program for SecureLogin 3.0 can install ConsoleOne 1.3.3. The files are copied to the consoleone\1.2 directory.

• Supervisor rights to the NDS or eDirectory tree

These requirements are for installing on an administrative workstation. Users don't need Supervisor rights to the tree.

Components

You can administer SecretStore from your workstation by installing the following components there:

• SecretStore client
• NICI client
• ConsoleOne

  You administer SecretStore through ConsoleOne on your administrative workstation.

  You can copy the SecretStore snap-in file (sssnapin.exe) from the consoleone\snapins directory on the Novell SecureLogin CD to a network directory (sys:\public\mgmt\consoleone\ 1.2). Then run SecretStore options from various workstations. ConsoleOne must also be running on those workstations.

• The SecretStore snap-in to ConsoleOne

Users won't need the snap-in to ConsoleOne. Also, consider the following guidelines concerning users:

• To prevent users from seeing passwords, don't install NMAS^TM on users' workstations.
• Use ZENworks^TM to distribute SecretStore to users' workstation.

Installing the SecretStore Client

By default, the installation program for Novell SecureLogin 3.0 installs the SecretStore client. For information on installing Novell SecureLogin, see Installing SecureLogin in the Novell SecureLogin Administration Guide.

SecretStore supports several products. You can adapt the steps to your product.

1. From the client workstation, log in to the eDirectory tree and server where the SecretStore service is located.

   IMPORTANT:   For the NICI software to be installed correctly on Windows NT or Windows 2000, you must be logged in as a user with Administrator rights.

2. Insert the Novell SecureLogin CD.

3. Run setup.exe from the secstore\client directory.

4. Follow on-screen prompts to accept the license agreement, provide company information, and select a destination folder.

5. Select components, then click Next.

   The following figure illustrates the Components dialog box:

   
   

   As administrator, you'll most likely want all the components on your administrative workstation, even though all the functionality of SecretStore Status is in SecretStore Manager.

   For information about SecretStore Manager, see SecretStore Manager ---.

   The Novell Client Logon Extension option enables you to automatically be logged in to the servers and trees specified in your login script. See the User Administration\Edit Login Script option, available through the Novell Client icon on the system tray.

   SecretStore Status provides an efficient way for a user (or help desk) to test connectivity to the SecretStore service. For information about SecretStore Status, see SecretStore Status ---.

6. Select whether to view the readme.txt file, then click Finish.

7. Restart the workstation.

Installing Administrative Tools

To manage SecretStore, you use ConsoleOne and the SecretStore snap-in to ConsoleOne.

1. Install ConsoleOne on your workstation.

   From the Novell SecureLogin CD, run consoleone\c1.exe.

   You might have already installed ConsoleOne when you installed administrative tools for SecureLogin.

2. Install the SecretStore snap-in to ConsoleOne.

   Run consoleone\snapins\sssnapin.exe.

   You might have already installed this snap-in if you installed administrative tools for SecureLogin.