Novell Account Management 2.1 Update for Linux

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Prerequisites

Installation and Configuration

Links and Information

Known Issues

Legal Information

Contents

This release provides for the NSS performance improvement, login performance improvement and the remote commands with Novell Account Management 2.1 Update.

Prerequisites

• Pentium 200 computer with 64 MB RAM.
• 5MB free disk space
• eDirectory 8.5.1 or above
• NICI 2.3.0 or above
• Glibc version 2.1.3 or later.
• Kernel version 2.2 xx or later.
• Root (super user) access to the Linux machine. If you are installing into an existing tree, you need administrative rights to the tree to extend the schema.
  

Installation and Configuration

In order to install NAM 2.1 Update, you must have administrative rights to the workstation.

To install, complete the following steps:

1. Create a temporary folder and save the
   Linux.tar.gz file in that folder.

2. Change directory to the temporary folder. To do so
   enter the following command:

   cd <folder name>

3. Unzip the file using gzip. To do so
   enter the following command:

   gzip -d Linux.tar.gz

4. Extract the files from the tar file. To do so
   enter the following command:

   tar xvf Linux.tar

   This will extract the following files in the folder:

   Copyright
   Am_perf_tuning_guide.pdf
   license.txt
   NDSbase-8.5.12-1.i386.rpm*
   NDSbase-8.6.1-1.i386.rpm*
   NDSslp-8.6.1-1.i386.rpm*
   nici-2.3.0-u0.i386.rpm*
   NLDAPbase-8.6.1-1.i386.rpm*
   NOVLam-2.1.0-1.i386.rpm
   NOVLam-2.1.1-1.i386.rpm
   readme.htm
   readme.txt
   uam-install*
   uam-uninstall*

5. Run the following command as a super user:

   uam-install

   This command will install the new packages.

6. To configure the product, run the uamconfig utility.

   In case of upgrade, run uamconfig with the parameter values from your existing configuration file: either /etc/nds.conf file, or in case you used the ndscfg utility to configure the product, read the configuration values from the /etc/ndscfg.inp file.
   
   You must provide values for the following parameters: admin FDN, tree name, partition root, workstation context, and preferred server.

   For example: uamconfig add -a admin.novell -t tree1 -r o=novell -w o=novell -p server1

   In case of a fresh install, refer to the uamconfig man page for more information.
   

Links and Information

NDS eDirectory Product Information Web Page

Novell Product Documentation Web Page

NDS Cool Solutions Web Page

Known Issues

• If this product is installed on a machine running eDirectory 8.5.1, the server's nds-uninstall script will no longer work. In this case, you will have to manually
  remove the server packages, when you want to uninstall the server.

• Ensure that the LDAP server is set to port 389; otherwise, the unix2nds utility will not function.

• If you have installed this product on a machine running eDirectory 8.5.1* and later upgrade to eDirectory 8.6.1, after upgrading, you must reinstall the product to ensure smooth functioning.

• If you are upgrading to NAM 2.1 Update, ensure that the parameter values you supply to the uamconfig utility match those in your existing configuration file.
  This would be either the /etc/nds.conf file, or in case you used the ndscfg utility to configure the product, the /etc/ndscfg.inp file.

• During upgradation, do not to use the -o option with the uamconfig utility. Doing so will overwrite the previous configuration values.

• On a workstation, if you add, change, or delete a group, you must restart the uamcd caching daemon before running operations like id, getent group, and so on. Login operations however are not affected.

• For optimal performance, either edit the /etc/nds.conf file, or use the -c option with the uamconfig utility, to set the following parameter values:
  
  n4u.uam.persistent-cache-entries-aging-interval=36000
  n4u.uam.persistent-cache-refresh-period=28800

  Note: If you change the values of these parameters, ensure that the value of the first parameter, that is, n4u.uam.persistent-cache-entries-aging-interval is
  always greater than that of the second.
  Restart the nds_uamcd after changing the configuration values.

• You cannot change the preferred server parameter using uamconfig or ndscfg command. In order to change the preferred server setting, edit the /etc/nds.conf file, and restart the nds_uamcd daemon.

• The SSO functionality is not available with Linux 7.2.

Legal Information

Disclaimer, Patents, and Copyright

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