looking for tool to set unix metadata GID on Netware 6.5 NAS
Frans van Koelen
the GID setting for a folder on a Novell NAS server running Netware
6.5.
Some more detail and background:
The graphical interfaces nwadmin and console1 both don't support this,
however nwadmin at least offers a readonly view in a window called
"the NFS extended directory information". There you find the GID.
We are running in netware mode, so controling all unix settings from
netware side. In independent mode, creating a directory in Novell
gives the correct GID setting, however further behaviour is not what
we are looking for. Switching to netware mode, the GID get's a default
setting of 1. Only after creating a directory from unix side, then the
GID for the new directory is set according to the UNIX GID mapping for
the owner, as set in Console1
Brad Doster
> The graphical interfaces nwadmin and console1 both don't support this,
>
installation is missing some snapins.
> Only after creating a directory from unix side, then the
> GID for the new directory is set according to the UNIX GID mapping for
> the owner, as set in Console1
>
??? So you do see the Unix Profile tab? What were you trying to say up
above then?
> I'm looking for a commandline tool that enables me to read and to set
> the GID setting for a folder on a Novell NAS server running Netware
> 6.5.
>
Very doubtful, but check to see if FLAG.EXE can do it. If not, I
suspect someone would need to write a 3rd party utiltity to do it.
bd
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Madhan
from Windows and yes it does not allow to modify the file GID. This
used to be possible till NFS2.4 using the UNICON console utility.
However, in NetWare 6.5 this can be done using the NetStorage
interfaces. If netstorage is installed and when you access the files
thro' the browser and view its properties it has a new additional tab
called NFS Info in NetWare 6.5 which allows you to modify the GID. (For
info on installing/accessing NetStorage - please refer NW6.5 doc website)
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Madhan.
Frans van Koelen
> In article <1846a631.0401...@posting.google.com>, Frans van
> Koelen wrote:
> > The graphical interfaces nwadmin and console1 both don't support this,
> >
> If you don't see a Unix Profile tab in User properties in Console1, your
> installation is missing some snapins.
>
Yes I see a UNIX profile tab in Console1, and am using it to set UID
and GID mapping.
> > Only after creating a directory from unix side, then the
> > GID for the new directory is set according to the UNIX GID mapping for
> > the owner, as set in Console1
> >
> ??? So you do see the Unix Profile tab? What were you trying to say up
> above then?
>
At this point, the problem is that besides of a UID/GID mapping for
user and group objects, there is also a owner and GID stored somewhere
in the filesystem.
You can view this in nwadmin, when going to the volume object and
traversing down the directory structure on that volume. Then, nwadmin
shows an "NFS extended directory information" window. However, this is
only a read-only window.
> > I'm looking for a commandline tool that enables me to read and to set
> > the GID setting for a folder on a Novell NAS server running Netware
> > 6.5.
> >
> Very doubtful, but check to see if FLAG.EXE can do it. If not, I
> suspect someone would need to write a 3rd party utiltity to do it.
>
FLAG.EXE does not help me to set these new-release related attributes.
Brad Doster
wrote:
> I think Frans is referring to the file properties as shown in NWAdmin
> from Windows and yes it does not allow to modify the file GID.
>
> However, in NetWare 6.5 this can be done using the NetStorage
> interfaces.
>
Oh boy... here we go with yet another management utility! I know, you
are just the messenger... :)
Brad Doster
NetStorage for this. I didn't think FLAG would help, but hey, stranger
things have happened!
Frans van Koelen
Netstorage.
However, to decrease admin activities, we try to use as much scripting
to set attributes and trustees as possible. So I'm realy looking for a
batch command to set the GID mapping.
Is there anyone who can program something like that for me?
Marcel Cox
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