Supervising the Network

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Setting Up and Managing NetWare Directory Services Objects
Creating Leaf Objects
Naming Leaf Objects
The object naming rules described in the next section apply to most leaf
objects. Special rules applying to NetWare Server objects and objects
viewed through bindery services are described in separate sections. For rules
about naming container objects, see “Naming Container Objects” in this
chapter.
Object Naming Rules
Remember these rules when naming an object:
• The name must be unique in the branch (container) of the Directory tree where
the object is located.
• The object name can be up to 64 characters in length.
• You can use any special characters. But if the object needs to be accessed from a
client running a version of NetWare earlier than NetWare 4.1, you should avoid
using special characters (see the next section).
• You can enter object names in either uppercase or lowercase. Object names are
displayed with uppercase and lowercase letters as they were first entered, but they
are not case sensitive. Therefore, “ManagerProfile” and “MANAGERPROFILE”
Volume Represents a physical volume on the
network.
In the Volume object’s properties, you
can enter identification information,
such as the host server, volume
location, etc. You can also set
restrictions for use of the volume, such
as space limits for users.
You should create a Volume object for
every physical volume on the network.
During installation of NetWare® 4.1/
9000
NetWare Services on a server,
Volume objects are created for every
physical volume on that server.
When you create a volume, you are
prompted for the server name and the
volume name on the server. That
information is placed in the Volume
object’s properties.
You can use the Volume object to
display the directories and files on that
volume.
Table 2-4 Leaf Objects You Can Create
Leaf object Description When to use