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• Appendix A, “Documentation Updates,” on page 23 Audience This guide is intended for users of the Novell Client for Linux. Feedback We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your...
1.1 Starting and Stopping the Novell Client Tray Application You can use the Novell Client tray application to access many of the Novell Client for Linux features. Simply click the red N icon ( ) located either in the tray or in the floating window. The location of this icon is based on your workstation and your preferences, and it can be changed using the Novell Client Options menu.
If you want to stop the Novell Client tray application from appearing on the tray, click > Quit. To restart the Novell Client tray application (or if for some reason the red N icon ( ) does not appear in your tray or float window), use one of the following methods: •...
1.4 Viewing Your Network Connections Novell Connections allows you to see what servers and trees you are logged in to. You can refresh connections, set a specific tree as your primary connection, or log out of a tree or server.
1 Click > Novell Map Directory. 2 Specify the path on the local file system where the symbolic link to the network resource is to be created (using forward slashes). For example: /home/bsmith Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
3 Type the name of the symbolic link to be created, or select a letter from the drop-down list (if you want to use a single letter as the name for the link). 4 In the Novell File System field, type the server name and the path to the directory you want to map.
About dialog box. 1 Click > About. 2 Click the Packages tab to view information on the Novell Client for Linux packages loaded, including status, version, and release information. 3 Click the Kernel tab to view information on the kernel and novfs.
The Trustee Rights utility lets you display and give rights to volumes, files, and directories on a Novell server. A trustee is an object (such as a User object, Group object, Organizational Role objects, or container object) that has (or will have) rights to a volume, directory, or file. Trustee assignments allow you to assign ownership, set permissions, and monitor user access.
The Inherited Rights and Filters utility lets you view and set information about trustees and rights. Rights assignments on eDirectory containers can be inheritable or non-inheritable, but all rights assignments on directories are inheritable. You can block such inheritance on individual subordinate Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
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Supervisor right can’t be blocked. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Inherited Rights and Filters. 2 Select the folder or file you want to view or set inherited rights and filters for, then click OK. The main part of this dialog box is the list of trustees inherited from the selected item and its parent folders.
4 If you have rights to modify this object and need to make changes, select the properties you want to changed. 5 To view the eDirectory rights associated with this object, click the Novell Rights tab. Novell Client 1.1 for Linux User Guide...
If you have Access Control rights and need to make changes to the Novell rights associated with this object, see “Managing File Security” in the Novell Client 1.1 for Linux Installation and Administration Guide for specific steps on setting Novell file rights.
5 Click Close. 2.5 Purging Deleted Files The Purge utility lets you purge deleted files and directories from Novell file systems. Deleted files are purged from a volume when one of the following events occurs: • The Purge Delay setting times out. Deleted files are purged automatically.
Windows* workstations. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Send Message to User. 2 Select a server to see a list of users and groups on that server, then click Select. Using Novell Utilities...
IMPORTANT: This feature is not fully functional in this release. 1 Click > Novell Utilities > Send Message to System Console. 2 Select a server, then click Select. 3 Type the message you want to send in the Enter Message Text field.
Linux. The information will help you keep current on updates to the documentation. The documentation was updated on the following dates: • Section A.1, “December 23, 2005,” on page 23 A.1 December 23, 2005 • Page design reformatted to comply with revised Novell documentation standards. Documentation Updates...
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