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15.2.3 LUM Implementation Suggestions
The following sections summarize LUM implementation considerations.
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“About Enabling eDirectory Users for Linux Access” on page 156
Š ““UNIX Workstation” and “Linux Workstation” Are the Same Thing” on page 156
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“Enabling Users to Access Multiple OES 2 Servers” on page 156
Š “Enabling eDirectory Groups for Linux Access” on page 157
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“Enabling eDirectory Users for Linux Access” on page 157
About Enabling eDirectory Users for Linux Access
You can enable eDirectory users for Linux User Management by using either iManager 2.7 or the
nambulkadd
command.
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iManager: You can enable existing eDirectory users for Linux access by using the Linux User
Management tasks in iManager.
You can enable multiple users in the same operation as long as they can be assigned to the same
primary LUM-enabled group. The enabling process lets you associate the group with one or
more OES 2 servers or Linux workstations. For more information, see
“Enabling Users to
Access Multiple OES 2 Servers” on page 156 .
Samba users are also enabled for Linux access as part of the Samba-enabling process.
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nambulkadd: If you have eDirectory users and groups that need to be enabled for Linux
access, you can use the
nambulkadd
command to modify multiple objects simultaneously. For
more information, see the OES 2 SP2: Novell Linux User Management Technology Guide .
“UNIX Workstation” and “Linux Workstation” Are the Same Thing
When you use iManager to manage OES 2 access, you might notice some inconsistencies in naming.
When OES 2 servers are created, a “UNIX Workstation - server_name ” object is created in
eDirectory, where server_name is the DNS name of the OES 2 server. In some places the iManager
help refers to these server objects as “Linux Workstation” objects.
Both “UNIX Workstation” and “Linux Workstation” refer to the same eDirectory objects.
Enabling Users to Access Multiple OES 2 Servers
IMPORTANT: Users gain server access through their LUM-enabled group assignment rather than
through a direct assignment to the UNIX Workstation objects themselves.
You can enable users for access to multiple OES 2 servers by associating the LUM-enabled groups
to which the users belong with the UNIX Workstation objects you want users to have access to.