update: also works on Intrepid Ibex!

Setup Novell client for a Ubuntu Heron workstation to connect to a Novell Netware Cluster.

First we need to install some additional software which you can find in the default repository :

  1. sudo apt-get install ncpfs

If you like you can find a complete file list here for what is installed:

  1. less /var/lib/dpkg/info/ncpfs.list

Command and tools:

  1. nw tools:
  2. nwauth      nwborm      nwbpset     nwfsctrl    nwmsg       nwpurge     nwtrustee
  3. nwbocreate  nwbpadd     nwbpvalues  nwfsinfo    nwpasswd    nwrevoke    nwtrustee2
  4. nwbols      nwbpcreate  nwdir       nwfstime    nwpjmv      nwrights    nwuserlist
  5. nwboprops   nwbprm      nwdpvalues  nwgrant     nwpqjob     nwsfind     nwvolinfo
  6. ncplogin   ncplogout  ncpmap     ncpmount   ncpumount

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