Accessing NetWare volumes from UnixWare

UNIX mode and UnixWare permissions to NetWare rights mapping

The following table shows you how ownership and permissions changes are translated to NetWare rights settings when you create a file or directory.

NetWare uses trustee assignments to ensure that UnixWare permissions and ownership are translated effectively to NetWare effective rights. In the case of a directory, the inherited rights mask (IRM) of the new directory may also be affected to correctly present UnixWare ownership of the file.

File Type UnixWare Permission NetWare Rights Setting(s)

Files Read Read

Write Write

Execute Not mapped to a NetWare right; setting is kept privately by NUC.NLM and gives user the permission to execute the file on UnixWare only

Directories Read Read; if the UnixWare Execute permission is also assigned to the directory, then the NetWare File Scan right is assigned as well

Write Write, Create, Erase, and Modify

Execute Read; if the UnixWare Read permission is also assigned to the directory, then the NetWare File Scan right is assigned as well

File Type	UnixWare Permission	NetWare Rights Setting(s)
Files	Read	Read
	Write	Write
	Execute	Not mapped to a NetWare right; setting is kept privately by NUC.NLM and gives user the permission to execute the file on UnixWare only
Directories	Read	Read; if the UnixWare Execute permission is also assigned to the directory, then the NetWare File Scan right is assigned as well
	Write	Write, Create, Erase, and Modify
	Execute	Read; if the UnixWare Read permission is also assigned to the directory, then the NetWare File Scan right is assigned as well

NOTE: No UnixWare permission conveys the Supervisor or Access Control rights. The only way to convey these rights to a file from the NUC is to log in as root on UnixWare and on NetWare using the administrative NetWare login (usually Admin or Supervisor) and create the file. You can then use the chown command to change the ownership as appropriate.

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