Siemens V4.0 11.3 Differences Between System Access Permissions

Troubleshooting Different System Access Permissions

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If you can communicate with the server but cannot access a shared resource, c heck the

following items:

1. Verify that the shared resource exists by using the net view \\servername command. If

the shared resource name is not displayed, then it does not exist. In that ev ent, you

must re-share the resource.

2. Link to the shar ed resource while logged in as administrator. If this fails and the

resource exists, then the resource may be shared incorrectly. Delete and re-share the

resource. If this succeeds, then proceed to the next step.

3. If the resource is a disk resource, check both levels of permissions associated with the

shared resource. First check the share permissions using Server Manager. Then check

the permissions on the shared directory using Windows Explorer at an admini strative

client.

Verify that the resource can be used using either group membership or on a per-

account basis for that particular user. Also, verify that the access permissions on the

resource allow the desired action to be performed (for example, the user has read-only

permission but is attempting to edit a file). Also verify that the maximum use r limit for a

particular shared resource is not being exceeded.

4. On the shared resourc e, check the file attributes and the UNIX system access permis-

sions.

If necessary, use the MS-DOS attrib or the OS/2 chmod command to change the file

attributes. You also can use the Properties menu in Windows Explorer.

Use the udir command to display UNIX system permissions (user, owner, group).

11.3 Differences Between System Access Permissions

This section describes the differences between the access permissions of th e UNIX system

and a network running Advanced Server software. It explains the UNIX system acc ess

permissions — how to display them and how to change them with the uchmod command.

The uchmod command is available as both MS-DOS and OS/2 executable c ommand and

resides in the DOSUTIL and OS2UTIL

shared directories.

An Advanced Server is a computer that also is running the UNIX operating sy stem. All of

its files also are UNIX system files with their own set of UNIX system access permissions.