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Preparation

Before you begin, you must:

  • Document the NDS tree name where the GroupWise domain resides.

  • Know the network directory path (UNC) for the GroupWise mail domain where Bravura Security Fabric performs operations.

    For example: \\testserv5\sys\mail\gwdom

  • Install the GroupWise client software on the Bravura Security Fabric server.

  • Create an administrative account on the GroupWise domain that Bravura Security Fabric can use to perform operations.

  • Create a system account to access the UNC path to the GroupWise domain, if GroupWise is installed on a Windows system.

  • Create at least one test account on the GroupWise domain, whose password will be verified, changed and reset during testing. Document the login ID and password of every such account.

Installing the client software

Install these components in the following order:

  1. Novell Client for Windows

  2. GroupWise Client for Windows

    Due to the specific installation requirements, it is recommended that you always target GroupWise from Bravura Security Fabric proxy server.

Configuring a target system administrator

Bravura Security Fabric uses a designated account on the Novell GroupWise target system to create and manage objects.

Administrators for Novell GroupWise directories are defined in the parent Novell NDS context.

To create an administrative account on a Novell Directory Services (NDS) server, first create a user on the NDS directory that you want to manage, then add the user as a trustee for the directory:

  1. Open Netware Administrator at <volume name>\sys\public\win32\nwadmin.exe.

  2. Expand the tree list to see the directory level object that you want the user to manage.

    For example, select Root if you want the user to manage the entire directory.

  3. Right-click on the object name and select Add Trustee.

    Netware Administrator displays the Select Object dialog box.

  4. Select the user you want to add as a trustee and click OK to close the Select Object dialog box.

  5. Click the appropriate checkboxes in the Object Rights section of the Add Trustee dialog box. These rights define the access permissions the user has at the selected directory level.

  6. Click the appropriate checkboxes in the Property Rights section. These rights define what actions the user can perform at the selected directory level.

  7. Click OK.

Ensure that you set and note the account’s password. You will be required to enter the account’s login ID and password when you add the GroupWise target system to Bravura Security Fabric .

If GroupWise is installed on a Windows system, Bravura Security Fabric also requires access to the UNC path using a system account. A share is established to access information required to perform the supported operations. If Groupwise is installed on a Novell NDS system, a system account is not required; GroupWise and NDS use the same Admin ID.

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