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Why can't SQL Server run on a Novell server?

I'm not sure whether I'm asking the question correctly, but I've been told SQL Server cannot run on a Novell server. Is this true? If yes, why not? ...

How can I improve my support of Novell networks when I don't have a Novell network?

I work for a .NET/MSSQL shop that has trouble supporting customers running Novell, partially because we don't have Novell (or the money for it) and partially because we have no one with Novell experience. This question could easily be expanded to "How can we improve our support of technology X when we don't have technology X?" Obviously,...

Novell client and windows SSO

Does the novell gina install a specific security provider that can be used via SSPI? Does it have to called out specifically or is SPNEGO good enough? Will that support single sign on if the novell gina is installed on the remote server? ...

What is the best way to compare .NET performance vs. VB 6 performance at a customer site?

Two questions: Can someone point me to unbiased data that compares .NET performance to VB 6 performance? I have searched but it is surprisingly difficult to find. What is the best way to compare .NET performance to VB 6 performance as an app behaves at a customer's site? We have a WindowsForms, client-server app (written for 2.0, upg...

Novell Error 81 connection

We have tried to connect to a remote Novell server from our offices. First, we had to open the firewall port to connect to the server, otherwise we were getting error 91 (which basically tells that the server cannot be joined). Second, we used a tool called LDAP Browser to test the connection. We get the error 81 "can't contact LDAP s...

Novell LDAP C# - Novell.Directory.Ldap - Has anybody made it work?

Hi, I'm trying to use the library released by Novell (Novell.Directory.Ldap). Version 2.1.10. What I've done so far: I tested the connection with an application (LdapBrowser) and it's working, so its not a communication problem. It's compiled in Mono, but I'm working with Visual Studio. So created a project with the sources. I also ...

Can you explain why DirectoryInfo.GetFiles produces this IOException?

I have a WinForms client-server app running on a Novell network that produces the following error when connecting to the lone Windows 2003 Server on the network: TYPE: System.IO.IOException MSG: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. SOURCE: mscorlib SITE: WinIOError at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String...

How can my C# app test whether the user has "Read" access to a network share?

I work on a thick-client app that often runs into "issues" accessing network shares. Before doing any IO with the server, my app tests whether the share (usually of the form \\server\share$) exists. This works fine for detecting those scenarios in which the client has lost its connection to the server, but there are still those odd scena...

How to Authenticate LDAP in .NET

I would like to authenticate username and passwords for my application on a windows operating system with any directory service. For example it could be microsoft active directory, Novell eDirecotry, or SunOne. I already know how to do this code natively for Microsoft Active Direcotry with c#. ( I totally gave up using ADSI and creati...

Novell Integrated Authentication - Get local machine username on website

First off, I know how to and has Integrated Windows Authentication in IIS7. This works great for seeing the Active Directory user logged on the computer. But, the need is to get the username of a Novell authenticated user. I don't want the password or anything more than the username. Other restrictions: Can't install anything on the...

WCF Service Tier - Use delegation to pass users identity across physical bounderies - how do you do this for Novell?

I have a WCF n-tier solution. When used in a Microsoft AD shop i can specify a domain account in AD that can use delegation so when i run the WCF servics under that account i can pass the users logged in identity across physical bounderies and to the ultimate destination - is this possible to do in a Novell shop? Does Novell offer a si...

GroupWise appointments incorrectly dated, >50 years in the future

When fetching a list of appointments from GroupWise some of the dates in the retrieved appointment objects do not match the values in GroupWise, in fact they are more than 50 years in the future. For instance in the following method I look for appointments starting on or after 1st Jan 2000 midnight and ending on or before 31st December 2...

Windows Authentication on Novell network

I'm currently architecting a .NET 3.5 application for a customer with a preference for Single Sign-On from Windows, but whom is running in a Novell Netware 6 environment (WinXP desktops). Am I correct in thinking that this rules out the use of Integrated Windows Authentication inside a .NET application as a way of avoiding prompting the...

Connecting to LDAP from C# using DirectoryServices.

Hi, I am trying to connect to an edirectory 8.8 server running LDAP. How would I go about doing that in .Net? Can I still use the classes in System.DirectoryService such as DirectoryEntry and DirectorySearcher or are they AD specific? Do I need to specify the "Connection String" any differently? I am trying something like the code bel...

Scheduled sftp job fails

I have Cygwin+OpenSSH installed on Windows XP workstation. Simple SFTP process (batch file) runs fine when launched from the Command Prompt and fails when launched by a Scheduler from Novell Desktop Management. Scheduled job uses exactly the same batch file and runs as Interactive User impersonation. WhoAmI embedded in the batch file ...

Nlist equivalent for Linux?

Hi, I am just wondering if there is an Linux equivalent to Novels nlist(). nlist() does the following: Privileged processes calling nlist() should beware of the possibility of an unexpected file being substituted as the operand. The nlist() function returns symbol table information for the specified symbol names, for the executable f...

LDAP Authentication from .NET using Proxy User

We want to use a "proxy user" to connect to an LDAP server (Active Directory, Novell, or otherwise) and then make sure that the user trying to log into the application has typed in an acceptable user name and password. I have got the code for connecting to LDAP just fine, but I'm at a loss as to how to check the user name and password. C...

Novell: Find the workstation id (guid) based on the workstation name

I need a portion of code in C# (on top of .Net 2.0) tha given the Novell workstation name finds me the workstation id (the guid). I tried using the DirectorySearcher class with an LDAP query (CN=workstation_name) and it didn't work. I cannot find any Novell documentation for this too. Your help is appreciated. ...

Novell EDirectory | How can it help in career

Hi, I am into microsoft technology and getting a project which is Implementation of IAM (Novell Edirectory). Does it makes sense to move from .Net as i have experience of 4 years now on it. Since i dont have any knowledge as to how this tech is and how it can help me, so any suggestion or advice will help. Thanks for your advice in ad...

Novell Netware 6 and C#

Hi, I don't know if anyone has any expertise with Novell Netware or not, but I situation where one of my clients is getting a weird error trying to move a file to a netware share. The situation is pretty complicated but I'll try and outline it as best I can. 1) The application is running as a service 2) The file to be moved is a local...