H.8 September 29, 2005 (Updates)

Updates were made to the following sections. The changes are explained below.

H.8.1 About This Guide

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Additional Documentation

NDK: Virtual File Services for NetWare

H.8.2 Management Tools for NSS

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Section 3.8, Virtual File Services, APIs, and Scripts

For NetWare, other APIs are available in the NDK: Novell Storage Architecture Component (Media Manager and NWPA) .

For OES Linux, the plug-in requires that EVMS be the volume manager of devices that contribute space to NSS pools and volumes.

H.8.3 Coexistence and Migration Issues

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Section 6.3, Access Control Issues for NSS on OES Linux

This section was updated for clarity. The following information was added:

If you Linux-enable a user who has been logged into the system before being Linux-enabled, make sure execute the resetidcache command from the NSS Console ( nsscon) utility afterwards. This allows the proper reporting of ownership because it resets the mapping of user identities in the ID cache and forces it to update with the Linux UID for the user.

Section 6.5, Compatibility Issues for Using NSS Cross-Platform

The following issues were added:

  • For OES SP1, you cannot create a mixed cluster if the shared pool resides on software RAID 0 or RAID 5 devices. This configuration is not supported by NSS on Linux.

  • Do not use the DFS move/split functions for a shared NSS volume in a mixed cluster because DFS is not supported for NSS on Linux.

  • When using the move/split functions in a NetWare cluster, perform the move/split only from an active node.

H.8.4 Managing Encrypted NSS Volumes

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Section 14.6, Mounting Encrypted NSS Volumes with NSS Commands (Linux)

Removed references to the : volpassword syntax for command lines for mounting encrypted volumes. This capability was removed before shipping as a security risk.

Section 14.7, Activating Encrypted NSS Volumes with NSS Commands (NetWare)

Removed references to the : volpassword syntax for command lines for mounting encrypted volumes. This capability was removed before shipping as a security risk.

H.8.5 Conserving Disk Space with Volume, Directory, or User Space Quotas

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Section 18.1, Understanding Space Quotas

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Before setting quotas, make sure to Linux-enable the users with Linux User Management so that file ownership can be tracked and space consumption can be enforced.

WARNING:As the amount of space consumed by a user’s files approaches the user’s space quota, users should use caution when saving files. Data loss can occur if the user attempts to save a file that is too large for the remaining unused space. If storing the file would cause the quota to be exceeded, only part of the file is actually saved, resulting in data corruption.

Section 18.4.7, Configuring User Space Quotas for Users Who Were Not Initially Enabled for Linux Access (Linux)

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H.8.6 Using NSS Server Console Commands and Utilities

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Section 23.8, Encryped Volume Support Commands

Removed references to the : volpassword syntax for command lines for mounting encrypted volumes. This capability was removed before shipping as a security risk.

H.8.7 Configuring the System Cache to Fine-Tune NSS Performance (Linux)

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Section 27.1, Understanding How NSS Uses Cache on Linux

This section was updated for clarity.

H.8.8 Comparison of NSS on NetWare and NSS on Linux

This section was updated to reflect the availability of features as of OES SP1.