Accessing NetWare volumes from UnixWare

Rights-to-permissions mapping on DOS mode volumes

The following table shows how rights and permissions are mapped by the NUC for files and directories on NetWare DOS mode volumes:

Objects NetWare Effective Rights UnixWare Permissions

UnixWare folders [------F-]
[--WCEM--] r-w
-w-

UnixWare files [-R------]
[--W-----] r--
-w-

NetWare uses an inherited rights mechanism to grant and deny access. When you attempt to access a NetWare file or directory, NetWare figures out your effective rights on the object. The left-hand column of the table shows you the rights that are translated by the NUC for DOS mode volumes and how they are translated into UnixWare-style permissions.

Objects	NetWare Effective Rights	UnixWare Permissions
UnixWare folders	[------F-] [--WCEM--]	r-w -w-
UnixWare files	[-R------] [--W-----]	r-- -w-

All other NetWare rights and file attributes are not translated for presentation on the UnixWare side by the NUC, though they still play a role in determining what you can do with files and directories on the NetWare volume.

For example, even though your effective rights on a file allow you to write to the file, if the Read-Only attribute is set on the file, then you will not be able to write to the file until this attribute is removed.