Advanced Server Overview and Installation

Glossary
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server
A server or server system is a computer which provides services
and shared
resources to the clients. A server could maintain a file system, for example, which
clients can access over a local network.
server name
Every server is assigned a unique name in the
l ocal network. Every shared
resource of every server in the local network can be addressed from a client
using the server name and the sharename. This is provided access authorization
has been granted.
server role
The role assigned to a server which determines whether and how Netlogon is
operating on this server. The server role can be a backup domain controller
or
primary domain controller.
server system
See: server
services
The services are the main components of Advanced Server for UNIX software.
These include the workstation service, which enables a computer to use
shared
resources in a local network. The server service enables the server to share
resources in a network. Other services are: Netlogon, Auditing, Net
POPUP,
Netrun, Replicator, Alerter, Browser , Timesource, WINS and Messenger.
session
A session is opened if a client has successfully logged on to a server. A session
is required in order to set up one or more
connections to individual shared
resources. A client can have several sessions set up to several servers. See also
Netlogon.
share
If a resource on a server is available to users in a local network, it is “shared”.
See also shared resource.
share level security
A type of security by means of which access to each shared resource is
dependent upon a password. Rights are not assigned to the individual user but
to the resource. This type of security is not supported by Advanced Server for
UNIX. In the case of an upgrade installation from LAN Manager/X, the type of
security is changed to user level security.