NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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See also “Inherited Rights Filter, file system”;“Inherited Rights Filter, NDS
object”; “Rights”; “Trustee.”
Access privileges
Any of the directory or file rights that control access to files or directories.
Types of access privileges differ for HP-UX users, NetWare users, and
hybrid users.
See also “HPFS”; “Rights”; “Security.”
Accounting
The process of tracking resources used on a network so that the network
supervisor can charge for network services and resource usage. This is done
by assigning account balances to users to draw from as they use the services
and resources.
Charging for network services and resources
The network supervisor can assign different charge rates for services at
different times of the day, in half-hour increments.
The network supervisor can charge for
• Blocks read. The charge amount is for each block of data read from the server.
• Blocks written. The charge amount is for each block of data written to the server.
• Connect time. The charge amount is for each minute a user is logged in. User
logins and logouts are tracked automatically.
• Service requests. The charge amount is for each request to the server.
To calculate the charge rate for services, the network supervisor should
• Determine network costs and the amount to charge over a given period of time.
• Decide which services to charge for (based on network costs) and determine the
amount that needs to be made from each service.
For example, if server disk storage capacity is a concern, then charge for disk
storage. If network use is high, charge for service requests. To encourage users
to log out when they aren’t working, charge for connect time.
• Estimate how much of each service is being used by monitoring the server for two