After NMAS is installed, you are ready for users to log in to the network. This section describes some of the additional features of the login experience that you should communicate to your network users.
Depending upon how the NMAS client software was installed, there might or might not be a password field in the Novell Client login dialog box. If users are using a biometric or physical device () login factor, they might not need a password to log in to the network.
See the Novell Client For Windows documentation for more information on hiding the password field.
Those using NMAS login methods to log in to the network can customize the login by selecting a desired clearance and login sequence. Otherwise, the last login sequence and clearance (if any) are used. If no clearance or login sequence has been previously specified, the defaults are used.
When the Novell Client dialog box appears, click Advanced.
Click the NMAS tab.
Select the desired login sequence from the Login drop-down list or browse the NetIQ eDirectory tree for a complete and current list.
You can browse only if an eDirectory tree has been specified on the eDirectory tab.
Specify the desired user session clearance or browse the eDirectory tree for a complete and current list.
By default, the Clearance field is disabled. To enable the Clearance field:
Right-click the red N in the task bar.
Click Novell Client Properties > Location Profiles.
Select the desired profile, click Properties, then click Properties.
On the NMAS tab, select Display Clearance Field.
Click OK three times.
IMPORTANT:Users might have multiple session clearances for each login sequence. Make sure that the Clearance field is filled in with the desired user session clearance.
Click OK.
With the addition of NMAS to a user's workstation, the process to unlock Windows workstations changes. Normally, users can enable password protection for their workstations by using a screen saver configured from the Windows Display control panel. To unlock a workstation with NMAS, users must instead go through the same authentication process used to originally log in.
For example, if you used NMAS to authenticate to the network and you used a biometric login method, you must use the same biometric login method again to unlock and use the workstation.
If you are using a Windows workstation, you must unlock the workstation using the login method that was used to log into the tree. If you have connections to multiple eDirectory trees, the login sequence for any eDirectory tree can be used. The default is the first eDirectory tree.
Capturing an NMAS client trace can help in troubleshooting NMAS authentication problems. For more information, see TID # 3331372.
Right-click the red N in the task bar.
Click Novell Connections.
Scroll over to view the NMAS clearance associated with each connection.