11.8 Exercises for nss_lum-edir

11.8.1 What nss_lum-edir Can Do

This user has the following service access:

Table 11-6 nss_lum-edir Service Access

Service

Details

Explored for This User in This Guide

iFolder 3.8

Can create and share its own iFolders and accept invitations from others to share their iFolders.

No

Novell AFP

Can access any NSS directories to which it has rights.

Access rights to directories are governed by the NSS file system, allowing the user to only see and do what it has rights for.

See Section 11.10, Macintosh Exercises and Novell AFP.

Novell CIFS

Can access any NSS directory to which it has rights.

Access rights to directories are governed by the NSS file system, allowing the user to only see and do what it has rights for.

Yes

NetStorage

Can access its home directory through NetStorage because all home directories created through iManager are stored as attributes in eDirectory are made available through the HOME@EXAMPLE_TREE default storage location.

No

iPrint

Can install and use the printer made available in Section 9.0, iPrint.

No

11.8.2 Using Novell CIFS File Services

  1. Log in to the Windows workstation as the nss_lum-edir user.

  2. When the iFolder wizard launches, click Cancel.

  3. On Windows 7, click Start > Computer > Map Network Drive.

    On Windows XP, open Windows Explorer or My Computer and click Tools > Map Network Drive.

  4. Click the Drive drop-down list and select an unused drive letter.

  5. In the Folder field, type the following:

    \\IP_or_DNS\home_nss.

    where IP_or_DNS is the IP address or full DNS name of the OES 2 server.

  6. Click Finish.

    The system maps the drive and opens at the root of the HOME_NSS volume.

    Normally, only the nss_lum-edir home directory would appear. However, because we granted rights to two files in the nss_edir home directory, it also appears.

  7. Open the nss_edir home directory and notice that the two files are displayed, but the other files in nss_edir are not.

    This illustrates the granular access capabilities of NCP file services.

  8. Open the TeamProjectReadOnly.txt file in a text editor, such as Notepad. Then change the file contents and try to save the changes.

    You are prevented from doing anything except reading the file, including saving the file with a different name.

  9. Open the TeamProjectWrite.txt file in the text editor. Then change the file contents and save the file.

  10. Close the file and reopen it in the editor.

    Your changes were saved because of the rights you have to the file.

  11. Close the file and try to delete it.

    Windows 2000 and some versions of Windows XP wrongly report that the file has been deleted. However, if you close the drive and reopen it, you will see that it is still there. See Windows XP SP2 Wrongly Reports File Deletion.

  12. Continue with the next section, Exercises for nw_edir.