Supervising the Network

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Managing the NetWare Services File System
File Access Control
The mode affects the performance of the Standard file system volumes. The
“NetWare” and “None” modes are the fastest for the Standard file system
volumes. The “UNIX” and “Both” modes are the slowest because they
require more synchronization with the HP-UX file system. This slowness is
most noticeable on directory searches and listings and increases with
directory depth.
File Ownership
File ownership is dependent upon which user ID (UID) and group ID (GID)
owns the files that are created by NetWare clients.
HP-UX UIDs and GIDs on a file are important only if
• UNIX access control is used
• The administrator wants to support hybrid users
Using Neither NetWare Nor HP-UX for File Access Control
When “None” is selected as the mode for file access control, NetWare
Services ignores all file access checks. NetWare Services does not check the
trustee database for trustee assignments, nor does it check NetWare file
attributes.
Since NetWare Services runs as a privileged process, it can also ignore the
HP-UX permissions. NetWare Services does not check to see if the user has
permission as the owner, a member of the group, or other.
Volume options contain the only check NetWare Services makes when the
“None” mode is set. If the Read-Only option is set, NetWare Services allows
users read-only access to files.
Both Both NetWare and HP-UX enforcement. Both NetWare trustee assignments and
HP-UX permissions control file and directory access. File system security must
be set from both NetWare and HP-UX. See “Using Both NetWare and HP-UX
for File Access Control” in this chapter for more information.
Table 3-3 File Access Control Modes
Value Description