SMS: NetWare Client32 for Windows 95 Stops Responding on Logon

WORKAROUND

A solution is documented in the Novell TID noted above, to allow you to run external login script commands. If the # command within the login script is not given an executable file name with an extension (for example, #DOSVER instead of #DOSVER.COM), the problem will occur.

By modifying the Smsls.scr script, the problem can be alleviated until a newer version of Client 32 is released.

Modifying Smsls.scr

To modify the Smsls.scr file, find it in the Systems Management Server site server's Sms\Site.srv\Maincfg.box\Client.src directory, and then use the following steps:

1. Make a backup copy of the Smsls.scr file.
2. Edit the file with any text editor that has a search function, such as Notepad.
3. Search the Smsls.scr file for instances of the number sign (#).
4. Change the following instances of "#" to their respective modified entries:

         #%<SMS_LOGON>\dosver
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\dosver.com
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\netspeed
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\netspeed.com
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 6 /C YN /T Y,30 /M "Slow network detected. Continue"
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 6 /C YN /T Y,30 /M "Slow network detected. Continue"
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\CLI_DOS /p:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\CLI_DOS.EXE /p:<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\INVDOS /i /l:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\INVDOS.EXE /i /l:%<SMS_LOGON>\%<SMS_VERBOSE>
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 11 /M "This version of SMS does not support Windows NT workstations"
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 11 /M "This version of SMS does not support Windows NT workstations"
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16 12 /M "that are clients to a Novell NetWare server."
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\x86.bin\NLSMSG16.EXE 12 /M "that are clients to a Novell NetWare server."
   
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\clrlevel
         to:
         #%<SMS_LOGON>\clrlevel.com
   						

5. Save the file.

The Systems Management Server Maintenance Manager service will then copy the updated file to your NetWare logon servers.

NOTE: During the execution of the login script, the Client 32 Logon Results window will display two errors in the form: "Error returned from Dosver & Cli_dos". These errors can be safely ignored; unfortunately, they cannot be prevented.