Assigning file systems to groups

For users to access the file systems in the Novera EPIC environment, you must assign users and groups access. You can also modify a group’s permissions to an existing file system.

If you select a file system and no entry appears for it in the Access Control property sheet, then access to that file system is unrestricted. The term “unrestricted” appears beside the resource name of all unrestricted file systems in the Access Control property sheet.

You cannot modify the attributes of File Systems resources because File Systems are typically connected to specific daemon objects. When you display the property sheets of File Systems, the Novera EPIC Management System colors the boxes gray to let you know that they are read-only attributes.

To add a file system to a group

1. On the Resources page, double-click the File Systems icon.

2. Click the file you wish to add.

3. Click the Access Control property sheet.

4. Click the group you wish to add the file system to.

5. Click the Create Access Record button.

To remove a file system from a group

1. On the Resources page, double-click the File System icon.

2. Click the file system you wish to delete.

3. Click the Access Control property sheet.

4. Click the group you wish to delete.

5. Click the Delete Access Record button.

To assign file system permissions to a group

1. On the Resources page, double-click the File Systems icon.

2. Click the file system you wish the group to have access to.

3. Click the Access Control property sheet.

4. Click the group in the User/Group list that you wish to assign permission to. The group name appears in the Permissions for box. You cannot type in this box.

5. Choose the permissions you wish to add to the group by enabling the appropriate check box. You can choose from Read, Delete, Write, Create, Execute, and Connect.

6. Choose the first day of the week the file system is accessible to the group from the Start Day box.

7. Choose the last day of the week the file system is accessible to the group from the End Day box.

8. Choose the first hour of each day the file system is accessible to the group from the Start Time box. You can choose any value between 00:00 and 23:59 or the keyword “null”.

9. Choose the last hour of each day the file system is accessible to the group from the End Time box. You can choose any value between 00:00 and 23:59 or the keyword “null”.

10. Choose the number of licenses from the License box.

Tips

nov00000.gif To provide 24-hour access, you can set the Start Time and the End Time to 00:00.

nov00000.gif After you make changes on the property sheet, you must click either the Reset button or the Apply button before you move to another resource. Reset cancels the changes you made, while Apply saves the changes.

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The system resources

Managing Novera EPIC Kernels

Managing users

Managing groups

Managing applications

Managing network services

Managing printers