7.1 Creating a Folder (Directory)

7.1.1 Prerequisites for Creating Folders

Before you can create a folder (directory) on an NSS volume or a NetWare traditional volume, you must be a trustee of the parent folder where you want to create the new folder, and have been granted the Create right for it. When creating a folder in the root directory of a volume, you must be a trustee the Volume object and have the Create right for it. For information about assigning trustees and trustee rights, see Section 9.0, Configuring File System Trustees, Trustee Rights, Inherited Rights Filters, and Attributes.

7.1.2 Tools for Creating Folders

On a NetWare server, you can create new folders (directories) at the server console. For Linux or NetWare servers, you can create folders by using the following management tools for the NSS file system and NetWare Traditional file system:

Table 7-1 Tools for Creating Folders on NSS and NetWare Traditional File Systems

Management Tool

NSS on Linux

NSS on NetWare

NetWare Traditional

Files and Folders plug-in for Novell iManager 2.7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Novell Client for Linux

Yes

Yes

Yes

Novell Client™ for Windows XP/2003 and for Windows Vista

Yes

Yes

Yes

Novell NetStorage

Yes

Yes

No

Novell Remote Manager for Linux

No

No

No

Novell Remote Manager for NetWare

No

Yes

Yes

7.1.3 Using Novell iManager to Create a Folder (Directory)

As an administrator, you can use the Files and Folders plug-in to iManager to create a folder on NSS volumes or NetWare Traditional volumes, and NCP volumes (NCP controlled shares on Reiser or Ext3 volumes on an OES 2 Linux server).

Prerequisites

  • The destination NSS volume must be in the same tree where you are currently logged in to iManager.

  • You must have trustee rights for the volume and destination location where you want to create the new folder. The Create right is required for creating files and folders.

Procedure

  1. In iManager, click Files and Folders, then click New Folder to open the New Folder page.

  2. Use one of the following methods to specify the destination path on the NSS volume where you want to create the new folder:

    • Click the Search icon to browse and locate the destination folder, then click the name link of the folder to select it.

    • Click the History icon to select a folder from the list of folders that you recently accessed.

    The pathname of the folder appears in the Path field.

  3. In Folder Name, type the name the folder you want to create in the selected location.

  4. Click OK to create the folder, or click Cancel to abandon it.

    A message confirms when the folder has been successfully created.

  5. Click Repeat Task to create another folder, or click OK to dismiss the confirmation message.

  6. Click Files and Folders, then click Properties to set file system trustees, trustee rights, and attributes for the new folder or folders.

7.1.4 Using Novell Remote Manager for NetWare to Create a Folder (Directory) (NetWare)

  1. In your Web browser, log in to Novell Remote Manager on the NetWare server where you want to create a directory in an NSS volume. The general form of the URL is

    http://192.168.1.1:8008

    https://192.168.1.1:8009

    Replace 192.168.1.1 with the actual IP address or DNS name of your server.

  2. Click Manage Server > Volumes.

  3. Click the Properties icon next to the volume you want to manage.

    Sample Directory Management Page in Novell Remote Manager

  4. Type the name of the subdirectory, then click Create Subdirectory.