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10.2 Making Directories Accessible Through
NetStorage
NetStorage makes files on OES 2 servers available on the Internet. Directories can be made
available as organizational needs dictate. For the exercises in this guide, we will focus on user home
directories.
Section 10.2.1, "NCP Users Have Automatic Access to Their Home Directories," on page 86
Section 10.2.2, "Creating a Storage Location Object in iManager," on page 86
Section 10.2.3, "Adding the Object to a Storage Location List," on page 87
Section 10.2.4, "SSH and NetStorage Administration," on page 88
10.2.1 NCP Users Have Automatic Access to Their Home
Directories
For users who have a home directory specified in eDirectory
access to that home directory is automatic.
By default, when users log in to NetStorage, they see a storage location named
Home@TREE_NAME. This means that the ncp_*, the nss_* users, and the nw_edir user each see
their home directories when they log into NetStorage.
The label that users see is configurable in the File Access (NetStorage) iManager plug-in by using
the NetWare Storage Provider task. You can also specify home directories in additional trees if users
log in to multiple trees. For more information, see
NetStorage for Linux Administration
TIP: The first time you access the NetWare Storage Provider task in iManager, the configuration is
blank and the column headings are collapsed. To display the configuration, click Set Defaults, click
another task, then click NetWare Storage Provider again. All of the columns are then displayed.
To make other directories on an OES 2 server available through NetStorage, including non-NCP/
NSS home directories, you must create a Storage Location Object that points to the directory and
then add the object to a Storage Location List as explained in the following sections.
10.2.2 Creating a Storage Location Object in iManager
A Storage Location object specifies an access protocol and points to a directory on either the
NetStorage server itself or another accessible server. After object creation, users with rights to the
directory can access storage location objects through NetStorage.
For connections to Storage Location objects, NetStorage supports both CIFS and SSH as
alternatives to NCP (the default NetStorage protocol). Although they are used in this guide, SSH
storage locations should only be used after certain security issues are understood and dealt with. (For
more information, see
Implementation
Because the linux*_lum-edir users' home directories are on a Linux traditional volume, there is no
default access and you must create a Storage Location object for them to use.
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