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Linux / Unix access to Netware files

Prerequisites

  • A recent kernel compiled with NCPFS (module also acceptable). For case sensitive and long filenames, Use NFS namespace if available (NCPFS_NFS_NS) should be enabled.
  • A recent installation of the NCPFS tools. ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/linux/ncpfs/
  • Knowledge of what servers your home and shared directories exist on.
  • A suitable mount point on your local filesystem.

Mounting Netware volumes

With a root account enter the following ncpmount command:

ncpmount -S <servername> -A <DNS name of server> -U <username.context> -V <volume> <mountpoint> -m

e.g.

root@linuxpc ~ # ncpmount -s its-fshd-b01 -A its-fshd-b01.its.monash.edu.au \
 -U  jcitizen.is.its.monash -V usr/its/shared /mnt/nw6_shared -m
password:
root@linuxpc ~ #

Automatically mounting Netware volumes at boot

If you wish to have your Netware volumes mounted during system bootup, edit the /etc/fstab and append ncp entries:

server/<username.context> <mountpoint> ncp \
defaults,owner=root,ipserver=<DNS name of server>,mode=755,uid=<user id>,gid=<group id>,volume=usr/path/to/directory,passwdfile=<path to password file>,multiple

e.g.

its-fshd-b01/jcitizen.is.its.monash /mnt/nw6_shared ncp \
defaults,owner=root,ipserver=its-fshd-b01.its.monash.edu.au,mode=755,uid=jane,gid=users,volume=usr/its/shared,passwdfile=/home/jane/.pw,multiple

Notes

Password files should be in the following format:

<server>/<username.context>:<password>