User Guide
Planning 19
Traditional File Services Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
2 Planning
This chapter presents a simple example of a network directory structure to
help you plan your file system. Based on the example and the accompanying
information, you can begin to design a directory hierarchy suitable to your
own needs.
NOTE: You use the Novell
®
Storage Services
TM
(NSS) file system to meet your file
system needs. NSS lets you create and maintain NSS logical volumes along with
traditional NetWare
®
volumes. For information on Novell Storage Services file
system and its advantages, see the Overview in the Novell Storage Services
Administration User Guide.
Planning Directory Structures
This section gives some basic information and suggestions about organizing
directories and files to facilitate network administration:
“Directories Created during NetWare Installation” on page 19
“Application Directories” on page 20
“Data Directories” on page 22
“Home or Username Directories” on page 23
Directories Created during NetWare Installation
During installation, the following directories pertaining to the file system are
automatically created.
SYS:DELETED.SAV contains files that have been deleted from deleted
directories. Salvageable files are usually stored in the directory they were
deleted from. If a directory is deleted, the salvageable files from the