User Guide

Working with UNIX Machines 71
Novell Native File Access Protocols Installation and Administration Guide
103-000162-001
September 4, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Configuring Server General Parameters
The server general parameters required by Native File Access for UNIX are
located in the NFS.CFG file. These parameters are common to NFS and NIS.
When modifying this file, make sure you stop the services using nfsstop
and restart using nfsstart.
File-Based Configuration of Server General Parameters
The following table lists the configuration parameters in NFS.CFG.
Table 1 Novell Native File Access for UNIX General Parameters
Parameter Default Value Description
NDS_ACCESS 1 Lets you set the default access to eDirectory or NIS. To
set the default access to eDirectory and retrieve all
information from eDirectory, set this parameter to 1. (This
is the default value.) Set this parameter to 0 to retrieve
information from NIS server.
NIS_CLIENT_ACCESS 1 Lets you enable or disable NIS client. By default, NIS
client access is enabled. To disable NIS client access, set
this parameter to 0.
NIS_DOMAIN Sets the NIS domain for NIS client access. No default
can be provided.
NIS_SERVER Provides the NIS server servicing the domain. If a specific
server is needed for the domain, this parameter must be
set. Otherwise, the NIS server is discovered using the
broadcast.
No default can be provided.
SEARCH_ROOT Contains a list of fully distinguished names of containers
separated by commas. These containers indicate where
the search for users and groups should start.
The NDSILIB module uses this parameter. The value can
be either 25 containers or a string whose length should
not exceed 2000 bytes, whichever is less.
If you do not set any search containers, search will start
from the bindery and then in the server’s default context.