Supervising the Network

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Managing the NetWare Services File System
Loading Operating Systems and Applications onto the Network
application.
• Follow the instructions in the application’s documentation for loading the
application onto a network.
• Make sure the application is designed for network (multiuser) use, and that you
observe any licensing restrictions on the number of users who can access the
application.
• To allow users to access network-based applications, map search drives to the
directories that contain these applications. To make these search drives
permanent, place them in login scripts that are executed when users log in.
• If the application requires that it be installed at the root of a volume but you would
rather install it in a subdirectory for security reasons, you can map the directory
to a fake root. To map a fake root directory, use the MAP ROOT command as
explained in “MAP” in this chapter.
• You can create a Directory Map object that points to an application directory.
Directory Map objects are useful in login scripts—instead of mapping a drive to
a specific directory path, you map a drive to a Directory Map object that points
to a directory.
If you change the directory path, you need to change only the Directory Map
object’s definition.
Additional Information
Assigning Trustee Rights to Operating-System and Application
Directories
Application programs need a set of file system rights that make them
available to users yet protect them from being corrupted. Keep the
guidelines that follow in mind as you assign file and directory rights to
executable, application, and program files.
For more information about Refer to
Creating login scripts Chapter 5, “Customizing the User
Environment”
Mapping search drives and
fake roots in login scripts
“MAP” in Chapter 5