NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Drive mapping
A pointer to a location in the file system, represented as a letter assigned to a
directory path on a volume.
To locate a file, you follow a path that includes the volume, directory, and
any subdirectories leading to the file.
You create drive mappings to follow these paths. You assign a letter to the
path, and then use the letter in place of the complete path name.
Drive mappings can be temporary or permanent:
• Temporary mappings. To map a drive so you can use it during your current
session, use the NetWare MAP utility (from a DOS workstation). The mapping
is only valid until you log out.
• Permanent mappings. To make drive mappings so you can use them every time
you log in, place MAP commands in your login script (see “Login scripts”).
NetWare recognizes four types of drive mappings for DOS workstations:
local drive mappings, network drive mappings, network search drive
mappings, and Directory Map objects.
Local drive mappings
Local drive mappings are paths to local media such as hard disk drives and
floppy disk drives.
In DOS 3.0 and later, drives A: through E: are reserved for local mappings.
To change this default, use the DOS LASTDRIVE command in your
workstation CONFIG.SYS file.
Network drive mappings
Network drive mappings point to volumes and directories on the network.
Drives F: through Z: can be used for network mappings. Each user can map
drive letters to different directories.
To create a network drive mapping, use the MAP command, the NETUSER
text utility, or the NWTOOLS graphical utility
Network search drive mappings
Network search drive mappings are pointers to directories containing
applications, DOS files, etc., similar to the DOS PATH command.