Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Novell Open Enterprise Server
Novell eDirectory
Situation
How to configure an NCP mount to use the permissions of a higher directory on creation of new items
Resolution
- Go to the server where the share is mounted and launch a terminal session
- Type cd /etc/opt/novell/
- Edit the ncpserv.conf
- Go to the end of the file and add the line VOLUME VOLUME1 /usr/Novell/VOLUME1 Inherit_POSIX_Permissions (Replace VOLUME1 with the name of of the volume and change the directory to the path of the NCP mount point
- Change the permissions of the /usr/Novell/VOLUME1 directory to the permissions that are desired for new items
- Save and exit the file
- Restart eDirectory by typing rcndsd restart