User Guide

Working with UNIX Machines 59
Novell Native File Access Protocols Installation and Administration Guide
103-000162-001
September 4, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
NFS Server Access Control
NetWare and UNIX use different methods for controlling access to files.
Although both have similar directory and file security, NetWare security is
more elaborate. At a basic level, both systems assign access controls to similar
user types.
The access control mode is known as Independent Mode wherein there are no
rights/permissions mappings. NFS Client rights apply to NFS client access
and NetWare rights apply to NetWare client access.
For information about NFS Server configuration and management, see “NFS
Server” on page 82.
Network Information Service
Network Information Service (NIS) software lets you administer both UNIX
and NetWare from a single point, namely eDirectory.
NIS is a yellow pages service widely implemented in UNIX environments.
NIS contains common information about users, groups, and hosts and other
information that any client might require. This information could include a list
of network hosts, protocol information, and even non-standard information
that is likely to benefit from a centralized administration like phone lists.
NIS maintains its information in eDirectory and also integrates the user/group
information so that the eDirectory User/Group object also represents the NIS
user/group. In the eDirectory-enabled NIS, all NIS-related information is
stored as eDirectory objects. The NetWare NIS can also be set up to work in
the various NIS configurations available.
NetWare Implementation of NIS: In the NetWare implementation of NIS,
individual NIS Records, NIS Maps, NIS Domains, and NIS Servers are
eDirectory objects with additional custom attributes defined to accommodate
the NIS-specific information.
NetWare NIS is installed as part of the Native File Access for UNIX
installation, and the NIS Server eDirectory object is created with the name
NISSERV_ServerName in the default bindery context of the server or in the
Server's eDirectory Context.