Changes

* in admin folder use nciman.exe - define your settings and save it to novell-client\unnatend.txt

* my example unattend.txt:

[Novell_Client_Install_Manager]

Novell_Client=2000/XP

NW_NWFS=NovellNetwareClientParameters, \$OEM$\NET\NTCLIENT\I386

NW_NDPS=NDPSParameters, \$OEM$\NET\NTCLIENT\I386

* test your settings:

start /w setupnw.exe /U /l:english /SL:c:\novell-client.log

== novell-client.xml ==

== change-provider-order.vbs ==

Novell Client put self in provider order on first place http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/howto_mod_prov_order.mspx?mfr=true If you have to use active directory + novell client, login scripts and wpkg auto-installation can be very slow. This script will put Microsoft Networks on first place:

'

' ChangeProviderOrder.vbs, by Anders Olsson, Kentor Teknik AB, 2006-10-31

' Write the new string back to the registry

WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order\ProviderOrder", strNewProvs, "REG_SZ"

== nastaveni.reg ==

Hide initial novell login, or set some settings that don't work with unattend.txt

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell\NWGINA]

"PassiveMode"=dword:00000001 ;Set this to 1 to bypass the "Initial Novell Login"

== auto-login in Novell from Active Directory ==

Create GPO, User Configuration - Windows Settings - Scripts - Logon - login.cmd

* login.cmd:

%SystemRoot%\system32\loginw32.exe /CONT 192.168.89.240/SomeGlobalUser /PWD SomePassword

http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3718002

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