Specifications

30 Chapter 2 Setting Up Share Points
Dynamic share points always reside inside the Network globe in
/Network/Servers/server_name and don’t mount until a client selects them.
The benefit of static share points is that they can be assigned to specific directories as
mentioned above, while dynamic share points use fewer server resources when they’re
not in use.
Share Points and Network Home Directories
Network authenticated users can have a home folder stored either locally on the
workstation they are currently using or have their home folder on a server over the
network. Network home folders are an extension of simple automounts.
A home directory share point is mounted by the user’s account at the time of login and
provides the user the same environment to store files as if the directories were on the
local computer. The benefit of Network Home Directories (NHD) is that they can be
accessed by any client computer that can log in to a specific server providing NHD
services for that user.
Before Setting Up a Share Point
Before you set up a share point, consider the following topics:
• Client privileges
• File sharing protocols
• Shared information organization
• Security
• Network home directories
• Disk quotas
Client Privileges
Before you set up a share point, you need to understand how privileges for shared
items work. Determine which users need access to shared items and what permissions
you want those users to have. Permissions are described in Chapter 1 (see “Kinds of
Permissions” on page 16).
File Sharing Protocols
You also need to know which protocols clients will use to access the share points. In
general, you will want to set up unique share points for each type of client and share
each using a single protocol:
• Mac OS clients—Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
• Windows clients—Server Message Block/Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS)
• UNIX clients—Network File System (NFS)
• FTP clients—File Transfer Protocol (FTP)