Siemens V4.0 manual Glossary Server, Server system, Session, Share level security

Glossary

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 local 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.

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