NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NOTE: Some applications write files to the root. For security reasons you don’t want users

working at the root level. Therefore, use MAP ROOT to map a drive to a fake root—

a directory or subdirectory in which the user can be assigned rights (see “Fake root”).

Data directories. These are work directories for groups and users to keep

work ﬁles in. You can also create a directory to transfer ﬁles between

directories on the network.

Although data can be created and stored in a home or user directory (see

below), when data is stored in a user’s directory, no other user (except

network supervisors or managers assigned ﬁle rights) can access it.

So, to allow users to share data, create work directories and make trustee

assignments for groups or users who need access to these directories.

Home or username directories. To provide personal workspace for users,

create home or username directories.

You can create a parent directory in volume SYS: called HOME or USERS.

Or, you can create a separate HOME or USERS volume. Then you can

create a subdirectory for each user.

The name of each subdirectory should be the username. Usernames can be

up to 47 characters, but DOS will display only 8 characters in a one-level

directory name. The following ﬁgure shows this type of directory structure.

Figure 1-14 Home or username directories

• NetWare: “FILER”; “MAP”; “NLIST”; “NETADMIN”; “RENDIR” (Utilities

Reference).

SYS

servername_SYS

ESAYERS

SWILLIAM

MRICHARD

HOME

SYS

servername_SYS

ELLEN

SAM

MARY

USERS