Siemens V4.0 2.2.4 Shared directory

Introduction to Advanced Server for UNIX Shared resources

Product Manual U7613-J-Z815-6-76

2.2.4 Shared directory

A shared directory is a file tree of a server system, which was sh ared for the usage in the

local network. Users can access the shared directory from a client using the sharename.

In this case, users work with the shared directory as they would with a local dr ive or

directory on their clients.

The security check is not taken into account in the foll owing description in order to

avoid complexity.

The administrator is responsible for assigning a directory (for exa mple with the server

named server1) to a sharename. The administrator links the local directory name

/u1/public1 to the sharename sf1 using the command: net share sf1=c:/u1/public1, at the same

time sharing this resource for use in the local network.

●The direc tory must have been created beforehand, otherwise the administration

interface reports an error.

●The character string c: must always precede the resource pathname on the

Advanced Server for UNIX.

Access information is assigned to shared directories using net perms, which is stored in the

AS/X database (acl).

For example, using net perms c:/u1/public1 /grant group1:fullcontrol the group group1 is

assigned read, write, and execute permissions as well as the permission to create fi les and

directories, to change or delete attributes and to change the permissions f or these direc-

tories.

●UNIX permissions have a higher priority than permissions assigned using net

perms. Thus, for example, the above directory has no write authorization if the

permissions r-x-r-x-r-x are set up using UNIX. If pr oblems arise, the UNIX

permissions can be set temporarily to rwxrwxrwx to establish whether the

missing UNIX permissions have caused the problem.