User manual NOVELL CLIENT FOR LINUX 1.0

[. . . ] Novell assumes no responsibility for your failure to obtain any necessary export approvals. No part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, stored on a retrieval system, or transmitted without the express written consent of the publisher. has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U. S. [. . . ] 3 Click OK. Configuring the Novell Client To configure the Novell Client, run the Novell Client Configuration Wizard. It lets you configure file browser, protocol, login, tray application, and OpenSLP settings. 1 Click > System Settings. 2 If you are not logged in as root, type the root password, then click OK. 3 Select the Client settings you want to configure, then click Start Wizard. 4 Follow the instructions in the left panel to configure the Novell Client settings. 6 (Conditional) If you made changes to the Protocol Settings page or the Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP) Settings page, reboot the machine for those changes to take effect. For more information, see "Using the Novell Client Configuration Wizard" in the Novell Client for Linux Installation and Administration Guide. Viewing Novell Client Version Information To obtain version information for the Novell Client in the Novell Client tray application, click About. This window also contains information on the specific packages loaded, including their status, version, and release information. You can also link to the Novell Client for Linux product page (http://www. novell. com/products/ clients/linux/overview. html) from the About dialog box. 1 Click > About. 2 Click the Packages tab to view information on the Novell Client for Linux packages loaded, including status, version, and release information. 3 Click the Kernel tab to view information on the kernel and novfs. 4 Click OK. 14 Novell Client 1. 0 for Linux User Guide 2 Using Novell Utilities You can access various Novell® utilities by selecting the Novell Utilities option on the Novell ClientTM tray application menu. The options on the submenu let you do the following: Assigning Rights to Volumes, Files, and Directories (page 15) Setting Inherited Rights and Filters (page 17) Viewing Object Properties (page 18) Salvaging Deleted Files (page 20) Purging Deleted Files (page 21) Sending Messages to Users (page 22) Sending Messages to the System Console (page 22) Assigning Rights to Volumes, Files, and Directories The Trustee Rights utility lets you display and give rights to volumes, files, and directories on a Novell server. A trustee is an object (such as a User object, Group object, Organizational Role objects, or container object) that has (or will have) rights to a volume, directory, or file. Trustee assignments allow you to assign ownership, set permissions, and monitor user access. You must have the Access Control (http://www. novell. com/documentation/nw65/nss_enu/data/ bri5796. html#bs3fjo7) right to change trustee assignments. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Trustee Rights. 2 Select the folder or file you want to set trustee rights for, then click OK. Using Novell Utilities 15 3 To add a trustee, select the object in the tree diagram, click Add, then set the rights for this user by selecting the boxes under the letters on the right. For each trustee in the list, there is a set of eight check boxes, one for each right that can be assigned. The following rights can be set for each trustee: Read: For a directory, grants the right to open files in the directory and read the contents or run the programs. Write: For a directory, grants the right to open and change the contents of files in the directory. Create: For a directory, grants the right to create new files and directories in the directory. For a file, grants the right to create a file and to salvage a file after it has been deleted. Modify: Grants the right to change the attributes or name of the directory or file, but does not grant the right to change its contents (changing the contents requires the Write right). File Scan: Grants the right to view directory and file names in the file system structure, including the directory structure from that file to the root directory. Access Control: Grants the right to add and remove trustees for directories and files and modify their trustee assignments and Inherited Rights Filters. Supervisor: Grants all rights to the directory or file and any subordinate items. [. . . ] This refreshes the display to show all deleted files, no matter the size. 4 Click Purge File. To purge all deleted files in the folder, click Purge All. To purge subdirectories, click Purge Subdirectories. 5 Click Close. Sending Messages to Users Use the Send Message to User utility to send a simple message to users on the network. You can send the message to a single user or group or to multiple users or multiple groups of users. The message appears on the receiver's screen in a Message Popup dialog box. [. . . ]