32 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation Guidenovdocx (en) 6 April 20072.7.4 Installing NMAS Server SoftwareNovell Modular Authentication ServiceTM (NMAS) server components are installed automaticallywhen you run the eDirectory installation program. You will need to select the login methods youwant to install.Select the login methods that you want to install into eDirectory by checking the appropriate checkboxes. When you select a login method, a description of the component appears in the Descriptionbox. For more information on login methods, see “Managing Login and Post-Login Methods andSequences” (http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/nmas30/admin/data/a53vj9a.html) in theNovell Modular Authentication Service Administration Guide.Click Select All if you want to install all the login methods into eDirectory. Click Clear All if youwant to clear all selections.The NDS login method is installed by default.2.7.5 Installing NMAS Client SoftwareThe NMAS client software must be installed on each client workstation where you want to use theNMAS login methods.1 At a Windows client workstation, insert the Novell eDirectory 8.8 CD.2 From the NMAS directory, run nmasinstall.exe.3 Select the NMAS Client Components check box.Optionally, you can select the NICI check box if you want to install this component.4 Click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.5 Reboot the client workstation after the installation completes.2.7.6 Installing into a Tree with Dotted Name ContainersYou can install a Windows server into an eDirectory tree that has containers with dots in the names(for example, O=novell.com or C=u.s.a). Using containers with dotted names requires that thosedots be escaped with the backslash character. To escape a dot, simply put a backslash in front of anydot in a container name. See Figure 2-3 for an example.You cannot start a name with a dot. For example, you cannot create a container named “.novell”because it starts with a dot (‘.’).
