Managing the NWS filesystem

Deleting a trustee from a directory or file

You can delete a trustee from a directory or file using NetWare Administrator or FILER. Both procedures are described in this topic.

Deleting a trustee using NetWare Administrator

The following list describes the prerequisites:

A 386 or later workstation and NetWare Administrator
The Access Control right to the file or directory to which you want to delete the trustee

Carry out the following procedure:

From the Windows Program Manager or the OS/2 desktop, click on the ``NetWare Administrator'' icon.
Using the browser, select a directory or file from which you want to delete a trustee.
For information on moving around in the browser and selecting objects, choose Help from the menu bar.
From the Object menu, choose Details.
From the ``Identication'' page, choose ``Trustees of This Directory''.
From the ``Trustees'' list, select a trustee.
Choose ``Delete Trustee''.
To delete that object as a trustee, choose ``Yes''.
To return to the browser, choose ``OK''.

The following list describes the prerequisites:

A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and FILER
A minimum of 512KB of memory available on the workstation
The Access Control right to the file or directory to which you want to delete the trustee

Carry out the following procedure:

At the DOS prompt, type

FILER
A list of available options appears.
Your current context, Volume object, and path are shown in the upper left corner of the screen.
Select ``Manage Files and Directories''.
The ``Directory Contents'' list appears.
Find and select the file or directory you want.
- If the item you want appears on the list, select it and press <F10>.
- If the item is not on the list, browse a directory by selecting it and pressing <Enter> until you see the item you want. Select it and press <F10>.
- If you cannot find what you want, check the Volume object name in the upper left corner of the screen. If you are in the wrong Volume, you can change it by returning to the Available Options menu and choosing Select Current Directory.
Select ``View/Set File [or Directory] Information'' and press <Enter>.
Information for that file or directory appears.
Use the arrow keys to move to the ``Trustees'' field and press <Enter>.
A list of trustees for that file or directory appears.
Select the trustee you want to delete, and then press <Del>.
You are prompted to delete that trustee from the file or directory.
Select ``Yes''.
To exit, press <Esc> until the menu you want appears.

For more information about the FILER utility, see ``FILER''.