This section discusses additions and modifications to NSS for OES.
NSS now supports Linux in addition to NetWare. Review the following:
Most of the NSS features and capabilities on Linux parallel those that are available on NetWare, but there are some differences. For information, see Section 6.0, Coexistence and Migration Issues.
For a comparison of features and capabilities, see Comparison of NSS on NetWare and NSS on Linux.
For information on installing NSS on Linux, see
Installing Linux with EVMS as the Volume Manager of the System Device
in the
OES Linux Installation Guide.
To configure the system disk for EVMS by patching the kernel after installation, see Section 7.2, Making Devices Available to EVMS (Linux).
You can also install NSS after the OES Linux install by selecting NSS from the software options in YaST.
The configuration and management of NSS on Linux are the same as for NetWare, except as noted in specific tasks and procedures described herein. If a feature or procedure is specific to only one platform, the heading identifies the platform.
The NSS Management Utility (NSSMU, nssmu) for Linux is available for managing NSS data volumes after you have installed OES, but it is not available during the install. It is similar to NSSMU for NetWare. You can load NSSMU from the command line of the server console. For information, see Section 3.2.1, NSSMU for Linux.
The NSS Console (NSSCON, nsscon) for Linux is a utility that provides an interface for issuing NSS commands in a terminal window. You can load nsscon from the command line of the server console. For information, see Section 3.3.3, NSS Console for OES Linux.
The RIGHTS ( rights) utility for Linux is available for managing file system trustees for directories and files in NSS volumes on Linux. It is similar to the RIGHTS utility for NetWare. You can load RIGHTS from the command line of the server console. For information, see in the Section A.17.1, RIGHTS (Linux).
The ATTRIB ( attrib) utility for Linux is available for managing file system attributes directories and files in NSS volumes on Linux. It is similar to the FLAG utility for NetWare. You can load ATTRIB from the command line of the server console. For information, see Section A.2, ATTRIB (Linux).
The Rebuild and Verify Simple User Interface (RAVSUI, ravsui) utility allows you to rebuild and verify NSS pools on Linux. For information, see Section A.13, RAVSUI (Linux).
The Rebuild and Verify View (RAVVIEW, ravview) utility allows you to reformat the RTF, RTFN, VBF, and VBFN files of the rebuild and verify process for NSS pools on Linux to human-readable format. For information, see Section A.14, RAVVIEW (Linux).
The following NSS features and capabilities have been added or modified for OES NetWare:
NSS Encrypted Volume Support on OES NetWare meets the legal standard of making data inaccessible to software that circumvents normal access control, such as if the media were stolen. On OES NetWare, you can encrypt newly created NSS data volumes, but you cannot encrypt the sys: volume. EVS is not available on Linux in this release.
For information, see Managing Encrypted NSS Volumes.
NSSMU for NetWare allows you to select one device or multiple devices for Initialize or Share actions. For information, see Section 3.2, NSS Management Utility (NSSMU).
The cddvd.nss module allows you to activate CD and DVD image files as NSS volumes. For information, see Section 13.13, Activating and Deactivating CD and DVD Image Files as NSS Volumes (NetWare).