NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Don’t Migrate [Dm] Prevents the file from being migrated to a secondary storage device. Not
supported in NetWare Services.
Execute Only [X] Prevents a file from being copied. Only the network supervisor can set
this file attribute: it cannot be cleared. It should be set only if you have a
second copy of the file.
Backup utilities do not back up the file, and some program files with this
attribute set don’t execute properly.
Hidden [H] Hides the file from the DOS DIR command and prevents it from being
deleted or copied. However, the NetWare NDIR command shows the file
if the user has the File Scan right (see “Rights”).
Immediate Compress
[Ic]
Causes the file to be compressed as soon as the operating system can do
so.
Indexed [I] A status flag set by NetWare when a file exceeds a set size. Indicates that
the file is indexed for fast access. This attribute is shown on attribute lists,
but cannot be set by the user. Not supported in NetWare Services.
Migrated [M] Indicates that the file has been migrated. Not supported in NetWare
Services.
Normal [N] Clears all NetWare attributes.
Purge [P] Causes NetWare to purge the file when it is deleted. Not supported in
NetWare Services.
Read Only [Ro] Indicates that no one can write to this file. When Read Only is set or
cleared, NetWare also sets or clears the Delete Inhibit and Rename Inhibit
attributes. Consequently, a user cannot write to, erase, or rename a file
when Read Only is set.
A user with the Modify right can remove the Delete Inhibit and Rename
Inhibit attributes without removing Read Only. Then the file can be
deleted or renamed, but not written to (see “Rights”).
NetWare shows Read Write [Rw] if Read Only is not set.
Rename Inhibit [R] Prevents a user from renaming a file.
Table 1-2 File Attributes
Attribute Description