Providing Access To Server Data; Accessing Files By Using Native Windows Methods; Prerequisites; Samba: A Key Component Of Dsfw - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - DOMAIN SERVICE FOR WINDOWS Manual

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With Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2, you have several options for providing DSfW users
with access to network data:
Section 16.1, "Accessing Files by Using Native Windows Methods," on page 189
Section 16.2, "Accessing Files by Using the Novell Client for Windows," on page 197
Section 16.3, "Accessing Files in Another Domain," on page 197
16.1 Accessing Files by Using Native Windows
Methods
IMPORTANT: Do not install the Novell Client
to provide native Windows access to DSfW servers. Novell Client access and native Windows
access to DSfW servers do not work well together on the same workstation.
This section discusses the following topics:
Section 16.1.1, "Prerequisites," on page 189
Section 16.1.2, "Samba: A Key Component of DSfW," on page 189
Section 16.1.3, "Samba in the DSfW Environment," on page 190
Section 16.1.4, "Creating Samba Shares in iManager," on page 191
Section 16.1.5, "Creating Samba Shares in the smb.conf File," on page 193
Section 16.1.6, "Assigning Rights to Samba Shares," on page 194
Section 16.1.7, "Adding a Network Place," on page 195
Section 16.1.8, "Adding a Web Folder," on page 196
Section 16.1.9, "Mapping Drives to Shares," on page 197

16.1.1 Prerequisites

The instructions in this section assume that you have already prepared your workstation for
accessing the DSfW server by completing the instructions in these prior sections:
Section 11.1, "Joining a Windows Workstation to a DSfW Domain," on page 131
Section 11.2, "Logging In to a DSfW Domain," on page 134
Chapter 12, "Creating Users," on page 137

16.1.2 Samba: A Key Component of DSfW

One of the primary benefits of DSfW is that users can access files on OES 2 Linux servers without
having any Novell client software installed. This is accomplished through Samba software that is
installed on every DSfW server.
for Windows on a workstation for which you plan
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