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6.13 NCP Doesn’t Equal NSS File Attribute
Support
NSS file attributes and NCP services tend to get mixed together in the minds of NetWare
administrators. It is important to remember that file and directory attributes are supported and
enforced by the file system that underlies an NCP volume, not by the NCP server.
For example, even though the Rename Inhibit attribute appears to be settable in the NCP client
interface, if the underlying file system is Linux POSIX (Reiser, Ext3, or XFS) there is no support for
the attribute and it cannot be set.
Salvage (undelete) and Purge are other features that are available only on NSS and only where the
Salvage attribute has been set (the NSS default). They can be managed in the NCP client and
through NetStorage, but they are not available on NCP volumes where the underlying file system is
Linux POSIX.
Some administrators assume they can provide NSS attribute support by copying or migrating files,
directories, and metadata from an NSS volume to a defined NCP volume on a Linux POSIX
partition. However, this doesn’t work, because NSS file attributes are only supported on NSS
volumes.
6.14 Novell-tomcat Is for OES Use Only
The
novell-tomcat
package is installed for Novell service use only. It is an embedded part of
Novell services, not a generic application platform.
If you want to deploy a Web application on Tomcat on an OES server, install and use the Tomcat
package that comes with SLES 10, not the
novell-tomcat
package.
6.15 NSS (OES 2)

Section 6.15.1, “Understanding Name Space Support,” on page 68

Section 6.15.2, “The Role of EVMS,” on page 68
6.15.1 Understanding Name Space Support
NSS stores LONG, UNIX, DOS, and AFP name spaces for all files. The default name space sets
which name space will be exposed.
In OES 2 the LONG name space was made the default to help performance of NCP, CIFS, and
Samba file services. If your primary use is for GroupWise, we recommend changing the default
name space to UNIX.
6.15.2 The Role of EVMS
EVMS is the only supported volume manager for NSS volumes on OES 2.