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17.6.5 NCP Maintenance
Because NCP provides Novell Client access to files on NetWare and OES 2 servers, the service is
covered by maintenance tasks that apply to file systems on these servers. For information on
maintaining file services, see the “
storage and file systems ” section in the online documentation.
17.7 NetStorage Implementation and
Maintenance
The following sections are provided only as introductory information. For more information about
using NetStorage, see the
OES 2 SP2: NetStorage for Linux Administration Guide .
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Section 17.7.1, “About Automatic Access and Storage Locations,” on page 202
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Section 17.7.2, “About SSH Storage Locations,” on page 202
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Section 17.7.3, “Assigning User and Group Access Rights,” on page 202
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Section 17.7.4, “Authenticating to Access Other Target Systems,” on page 203
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Section 17.7.5, “NetStorage Authentication Is Not Persistent by Default,” on page 203
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Section 17.7.6, “NetStorage Maintenance,” on page 204
17.7.1 About Automatic Access and Storage Locations
The inherent value of NetStorage lies in its ability to connect users with various servers and file
systems. Some connections are created automatically depending on the OES platform where
NetStorage is installed. Other connections must be created by the network administrator.
In summary, NetStorage provides automatic access to:
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NSS volumes on the same server that use the default mount point (/media/nss)
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User Home directories that are specified in eDirectory on NCP or NSS volumes.
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Drive mapping locations in login scripts of the user logging in (if the NCP Server for Linux is
running on the server)
To provide access to file systems not listed above, you must create Storage Location objects in
eDirectory. For instructions on creating Storage Locations, see “
Creating a Storage Location Object ”
in the OES 2 SP2: NetStorage for Linux Administration Guide .
17.7.2 About SSH Storage Locations
If you plan to use SSH storage locations, be aware that by default any users who are enabled for
Samba cannot access data stored at the SSH locations. Additional steps are required to grant
simultaneous access to Samba and SSH. For more information, see
Section 11.4, “SSH Services on
OES 2,” on page 93 .
17.7.3 Assigning User and Group Access Rights
Because NetStorage provides access to other file storage systems, the users and groups that access
the other systems through NetStorage must be created and granted file and directory access on those
systems.