User Guide

30 Traditional File Services Administration Guide
Traditional File Services Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Description of Directory and File Rights
Trustee rights determine the access users have to directories and files. These
rights can be given to NDS object such as User objects, Group objects,
Organizational Role objects, or container objects.
The following table contains a list and description of rights.
Table 1 Trustee Rights
Adding a Trustee to a Directory or File
Prerequisites
 The Access Control right to the directory or file you want to add the
trustee to.
You can add, modify, or delete a trustee in a directory or file using
ConsoleOne. For instructions on adding, modifying, and deleting trustees, see
Administering Rights the Console One 1.3 User Guide.
Viewing/Modifying the Inherited Rights Filter for Directories and Files
You can view and modify the Inherited Rights Filter (IRF) for a directory or
file using ConsoleOne. For instructions on viewing or modifying the Inherited
Rights Filter, see Administering Rights the Console One 1.3 User Guide.
Right Allows you to
Access Control Add and remove trustees and change rights to directories and files.
Create Create subdirectories and files.
Erase Delete directories and files.
File Scan View directory and file names in the file system structure.
Modify Rename directories and files, and change file attributes.
Read Open and read files, and open, read, and execute applications.
Supervisor Grant and exercise all rights listed in this table.
Write Open, write to, and modify a file.