Accessing NetWare volumes from UnixWare

Rights-to-permissions mapping in NetWare mode on existing files

When you look at the ownership of a file or directory on a NetWare mode volume, the NUC/NUCFS on UnixWare and the NUC NLM on the NetWare server cooperate to present the best possible mapping of NetWare effective rights to UnixWare-style permissions and ownership.

However, the mapping is not exact, and some NetWare file controls (such as file attributes, security equivalences, and certain rights) are not translated.

The following listing shows you how the NetWare rights settings on NetWare files and directories are translated to UnixWare permissions and owner/group settings for display on UnixWare.

Type NetWare Effective Rights Equivalent UnixWare Settings

Files Read Read

Write Write

Create Not translated

Erase Write permission set on parent directory

File scan Read and Execute set on parent directory

Access control Does not translate to a permission, but used to determine owner login and group IDs on a file

Modify Not translated

Supervisor Not translated

Directories Read Not translated

Write Not translated

Create Write permission granted if directory also has the Erase and Modify rights

Erase Write permission granted if directory also has the Create and Modify rights

Access control Does not translate to a permission, but used to determine owner login and group IDs on a directory

Modify Write permission granted if directory also has the Create and Erase rights

Supervisor Not translated

Rights listed as ``Not translated'' in the table above may still exist on the NetWare file or directory; they are just not translated to a UnixWare permission on display.

Type	NetWare Effective Rights	Equivalent UnixWare Settings
Files	Read	Read
	Write	Write
	Create	Not translated
	Erase	Write permission set on parent directory
	File scan	Read and Execute set on parent directory
	Access control	Does not translate to a permission, but used to determine owner login and group IDs on a file
	Modify	Not translated
	Supervisor	Not translated
Directories	Read	Not translated
	Write	Not translated
	Create	Write permission granted if directory also has the Erase and Modify rights
	Erase	Write permission granted if directory also has the Create and Modify rights
	Access control	Does not translate to a permission, but used to determine owner login and group IDs on a directory
	Modify	Write permission granted if directory also has the Create and Erase rights
	Supervisor	Not translated

There may also be other NetWare controls on the file or folder that you cannot see from UnixWare. See ``Other NetWare access controls''.

For a summary description of NetWare rights, see ``NetWare rights summary''.