Novell Cif On Oe; Overview Of Novell Cifs - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - LAB GUIDE 01-19-2010 Manual

Novell CIFS on OES 2
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Novell CIFS lets Windows users access NSS volumes on Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 servers
exactly as they would access a Windows file server. For a comparison to Novell Samba, see
"Comparing Your CIFS File Service
Guide.
This section discusses the following:
Section 5.1, "Overview of Novell CIFS," on page 65
Section 5.2, "Setting the Search Context," on page 66
Section 5.3, "Making Novell CIFS Shares Available to CIFS Users," on page 66
Section 5.4, "Novell CIFS Users Access Rights," on page 66

5.1 Overview of Novell CIFS

Figure 5-1 illustrates the file services available through Novell CIFS in OES 2.
More Information on Novell CIFS file services in OES 2 is found in
and Maintenance" in the OES 2 SP1: Planning and Implementation
Novell CIFS
Figure 5-1
Access Methods
Any CIFS/SMB Client
(such as Windows Explorer)
eDirectory users have
automatic access
to the Novell CIFS
server.
(Windows Explorer or
Internet Explorer browser)
Options" in the OES 2 SP1: Planning and Implementation
Authentication
CIFS
WebDAV
Web Folders
eDirectory
LDAP server
"Novell CIFS Implementation
Guide.
File Storage Services
Novell
CIFS server
OES 2 server
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