Novell QUICKBOOKS - INSTALL User manual

1.0 QuickBooks Install
NOTE: Before beginning QuickBooks install, verify that the following REQUIRED
components are installed:
●eDirectory
●iManager
●Samba
For further information, see the OWS SBE Administration and Install Guide at
http://www.novell.com/documentation/nows/
1. To begin the QuickBooks install, log in to the OWS SBE console.
2. From the Components Updates menu, click View Update Summary.
3. From the Third-Party menu panel, under Intuit QuickBooks, click Install.

4. Click Add/Remove under Components menu panel. Verify that iManager, eDirectory, and Samba
are installed. The specified components are required to be installed before QuickBooks.

5. Click Business Applications, next to Intuit QuickBooks click Install.

1.1 QuickBooks Basic Install
1. Select Basic, and click Next.
2. Click Next to continue with install.

3. QuickBooks basic install is now complete. Click Finish to proceed to Installed Software page.
QuickBooks will now be listed under the installed Software list.

2.0 Post-Installation
2.1 Creating a Sam a Share for QuickBooks
1. Log in to OWS SBE console.
2. Click Products and Services.
3. Click indows File and Print Sharing (Samba).
4. Click Samba Administration.
5. Click Users and click Create User.
6. Specify user information and Set Simple Password, then click OK.
2.2 Creating a Sam a Share for QuickBooks
2.2.1 Ena ling User for Linux
1. Log on to to OWS SBE console.
2. Click Products and Services menu panel.
3. Click indows File and Print Sharing (Samba).
4. Click Samba Administration.
5. ext click Linux User Management.
6. Click Enable Users for Linux.

7. Click Object Selector (magnifying glass icon).
8. Click the user you would like to enable and click OK.
9. Click Next, to confirm your selection.
10. ext you will need to specify a group. Click the Object Selector (magnifying glass icon) and
click SambaUsers.
11. Click Next.
Object Selector View

12. Click UNIX orkstation and click Next.
13. Click Finish.
14. Click OK.
2.2.2 Ena ling Linux User for Sam a
1. Login to OWS SBE console.
2. Click Products and Services.
3. Click Windows File and Print Sharing (Samba).
4. Click Samba Administration.
5. Click Samba Management, and click Enable Linux User for Samba.
6. Click Object Selector (magnifying glass icon).

7. Click desired user.
8. To authenticate through eDirectory, click OK.
9. Specify a universal password. Retype password, and click OK.
10. Click OK to finish.
2.2.3 Configuring Windows Hosts File
1. From the Windows client that will run QuickBooks, click Start, then click Run.
2. Type notepad, press Enter.
3. Open c:\<Windows Folder>\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
4. ext add a new line at the end of the hosts file: ip_address OWSBE_host_name
In the example below, the server is 172.18.4.1 1 nowstest
5. Test by pinging nowstest from a command prompt.
6. Click File and Save, then exit otepad.

2.2.4 Connecting Windows to Sam a
1. Click Start, then click My Computer.
2. Click Tools -> Map Network Drive.
3. Type your OWS SBE server IP address into the folder field. You will need to type \\(your
OWS SBE server name) \QBData
4. Click Finish.