Supervising the Network

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Managing the NetWare Services File System
Making the File System Secure and Accessible
Directory and File Attributes
Directory and file attributes assign properties to individual directories or
files. Some are only meaningful when applied at the file level. Some apply to
both the directory and the file levels. Not all attributes are supported on the
NetWare server (see Table 3-6).
Be careful when assigning directory and file attributes. Attributes apply to
all users and can supersede trustee rights.
For example, if you assign a file the Delete Inhibit attribute, no one,
including the owner of the file or the system supervisor, can delete the file.
Table 3-6 Directory and File Attributes
Attribut Description Applies to
A Archive Needed identifies files that have been modified since
the last backup. This attribute is assigned automatically.
Files only
Ci* Copy Inhibit prevents Macintosh* users from copying a file.
This attribute overrides Read and File Scan trustee rights.
Files only
Dc* Don’t Compress keeps data from being compressed. This
attribute overrides settings for automatic compression of files
not accessed within a specified number of days.
Directories and files
Di Delete Inhibit prevents the file or directory from being deleted.
This attribute overrides the Erase trustee right.
Directories and files
Dm* Don’t Migrate prevents files and directories from being
migrated from the server’s hard disk to another storage
medium.
Directories and files
Ds* Don’t Suballocate prevents data from being suballocated. Files only
H The Hidden attribute hides files and directories so they can’t be
seen using the DIR command. A user with File Scan rights can
use FILER or NDIR to list directories and files with the Hidden
attribute.
Directories and files
l* Index allows large files to be accessed quickly by indexing files
with more than 64 File Allocation Table (FAT) entries. This
attribute is set automatically.
Files only