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Fully Qualified Distinguished Name

FQDN is the only naming convention that can fully identify an object (your username) anywhere in the Novell Directory Services (NDS) Tree.  An object's FQDN is a combination of the username (the object) and the name context (the location of your username).  The "dot name syntax" requires a period to precede a FQDN.

When a user enters an FQDN, the NDS client is instructed to disregard the object current name context.

How do I determine my FQDN?

While logged in on your office workstation press Control-Alt-Delete. The "*Novell Security" window appears.  Look for the "*Netware Login Information"

For example:  

John is logged into NDS Tree CSUN as CN=jdoe.OU=hrs.O=ADMN

The FQDN in this examples is:

jdoe.hrs.admn

Add a period at the beginning to get the "dot name syntax", this is the login name:

.jdoe.hrs.admn

How do I login?

Enter your login name (FQDN in dot name syntax form).