Using the WSUPDATE Utility
Using WSUPDATE to Update Files on Client Workstations
Use SYSCON for NetWare 2 and NetWare 3™ workstations. Use the NetWare Administrator graphical utility or the NETADMIN text utility for NetWare 4™ workstations. All three procedures are documented in this section.
Using SYSCON
This utility is used only with NetWare 2 and 3 networks.
For NetWare 4 networks, use the NWADMIN or NetWare Administrator utility to edit a specific container profile. See “Using NetWare Administrator” or “Using NETADMIN” for information.
Prerequisites
•A client workstation logged in to the network, running a copy of Novell DOS™ 7 or later, DR DOS® 5 or later,
•Rights to modify a system login script
•A search drive mapped to SYS:PUBLIC
Procedure
1Log in to a server as SUPERVISOR by typing
LOGIN SUPERVISOR <Enter>
2Enter a password (if required).
3Load SYSCON by typing
SYSCON <Enter>
4From the “Available Topics” menu, choose “Supervisor Options.”
5Choose “System Login Script.”
A window appears that allows you to edit or create a login script.
6In the login script, map a drive to the network file you want copied to the client workstations.
For example, if you want to copy the NE2000.COM file from the \DRIVERS directory to drive J: on the workstations, add a drive mapping similar to the following:
MAP J:=VOL2:DRIVERS\
7Insert the WSUPDATE command after the drive mapping into the login script by typing