User Guide

Managing the NetWare Server 57
Server Operating System Administration Guide
103-000148-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
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When finished, press Esc. Select Yes to save the file or No to exit the file
without saving changes.
The system redisplays the pathname prompt.
4 To edit or create another file, enter the file pathname. To redisplay the
System Console prompt, press Esc.
For more information, see EDIT in Utilities Reference.
Using NWCONFIG to Create and Edit Startup Batch Files
The following procedure explains how to use NWCONFIG to create or edit
the STARTUP.NCF and AUTOEXEC.NCF files.
1 At the System Console prompt, enter
[LOAD] NWCONFIG
2 Choose NCF Files Options.
The system displays a menu containing options to create or edit both the
STARTUP.NCF and AUTOEXEC.NCF files and to upgrade a NetWare
3.1x AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
3 Highlight the desired option and press Enter.
If you select the option to upgrade the NetWare 3.1x file, follow the
screen prompts. NWCONFIG compares the file with the current NetWare
configuration and makes changes to the file as necessary. You can edit the
file before saving it.
If you select an option to edit one of the files, the selected file appears in
a window.
If you select an option to create one of the files, the system displays the
existing file, if there is one, in one window and a new file with default
entries in another window, so you can compare the two.
The default entries include only essential contents of the file and reflect
the current system setup. For example, the default entries for
AUTOEXEC.NCF might include time zone information and LOAD and
BIND commands for currently installed LAN drivers, but would not
include custom configuration settings you have in the original file.
The cursor is active in the new file. Press Tab to toggle between the two
files.
4 Edit the new or existing file as necessary.