Glossary
Product Manual
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server
A server or server system is a computer which provides
services
and
shared
resources
to the
clients
. A server could maintain a file system, for example, which
clients can access over a
local network
.
server name
Every
server
is assigned a unique name in the
l
ocal network
. Every
shared
resource
of every server in the local network can be addressed from a client
using the server name and the
sharename
. This is provided access authorization
has been granted.
server role
The role assigned to a
server
which determines whether and how
Netlogon
is
operating on this server. The server role can be a
backup domain controller
or
primary domain controller
.
server system
See:
server
services
The services are the main components of Advanced Server for UNIX software.
These include the workstation service, which enables a computer to use
shared
resources
in a
local network
. The server service enables the server to share
resources in a network. Other services are:
Netlogon
,
Auditing
,
Net
POPUP
,
Netrun, Replicator, Alerter, Browser , Timesource, WINS
and
Messenger
.
session
A session is opened if a
client
has successfully logged on to a
server
. A session
is required in order to set up one or more
connections
to individual
shared
resources
. A client can have several sessions set up to several servers. See also
Netlogon
.
share
If a resource on a server is available to users in a local network, it is “shared”.
See also
shared resource
.
share level security
A type of security by means of which access to each
shared resource
is
dependent upon a
password
. Rights are not assigned to the individual user but
to the resource. This type of security is not supported by Advanced Server for
UNIX. In the case of an upgrade installation from LAN Manager/X, the type of
security is changed to
user level security
.
