Active Server Pages (ASP) needs a special configuration in order to access
file-based data from a Novell server. Simply mapping a drive letter to a
Novell share (utilizing Novell Client Services) will fail. You may receive
one of the following errors:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver] The Microsoft Jet database
engine cannot open the file '(unknown)'. It is already opened
exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data.
-or-
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access 97 Driver] Disk or network error.
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Because IIS runs as a service and impersonates Windows NT accounts, IIS must access
the Novell server's resources via an NT Gateway setup by GSNW (Gateway
Services for NetWare).
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Step 1 - On the Novell Server
| 1. | Create a new account or use any existing account.
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| 2. | Give this account "Trustee Directory Assignments" for the folder in
which the database resides.
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| 3. | Give this account the following rights: Create, Erase, File Scan,
Modify, Read, Write.
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| 4. | Create a Group called NTGATEWAY.
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| 5. | Add the user to this group.
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Step 2 - On the NT Server
| 1. | Install GSNW (Gateway Services for NetWare) if not already installed.
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| 2. | Open GSNW control panel. Set the preferred server to the Novel Server.
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| 3. | Click on Gateway and set the Gateway Account to the account created or
modified in Step 1 - On the Novell Server.
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| 4. | Set the password for that account.
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| 5. | Click ADD, and map a drive letter to a Novell share. Note the drive
letter.
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| 6. | Click OK twice to exit GSNW. You should now be able to create a new DSN
that uses the gateway's mapped drive letter to access the database on
the Novell server.
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