Supervising the Network

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Managing the NetWare Services File System
Making the File System Secure and Accessible
Making the File System Secure and Accessible
Ensuring filesystem security is essential when hundreds of thousands of
users are accessing directories and files on a NetWare server daily. The
following sections discuss how to add, delete, and modify owners, trustee
rights, and attributes for directories and files.
Understanding File and Directory Rights
Filesystem security includes assigning trustee rights and setting file and
directory attributes. These two types of security are discussed in the
following sections.
Trustee Rights
Trustee rights are given to User objects, Group objects, or Organizational
Role objects. These rights determine the access users may have to
directories and files. These rights are explained in Table 3-5.
Table 3-5 Trustee Rights
Right Allows object to
Access Control Add and remove trustees and change rights to files
and directories.
Create Create subdirectories and files.
Erase Delete directories and files.
File Scan View file and directory names in the filesystem
structure.
Modify Rename directories and files and change file
attributes.
Read Open and read files; open, read, and execute
applications.
Supervisor Grant all rights listed in this table.
Write Open, write to, and modify a file.