Novell Network Installation Considerations

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q50256
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system, versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

Two very useful commands in Novell that will help you work with network problems are FLAG and MAP.

MORE INFORMATION

Using MAP to View Your Current Drive Mappings

To view the mappings of all your current local and network drives, issue the following MAP command and press ENTER: 

   MAP
You will see information similar to the following: 

   Drive   A:     Maps to a local drive
   Drive   B:     Maps to a local drive
   Drive   C:     Maps to a local drive
   Drive   F:  =  EDGAR/SYS:HOME/JOE
   Drive   G:  =  EDGAR/SYS:
     _____

   SEARCH1:    =  Z:. [EDGAR/SYS:PUBLIC]
   SEARCH2:    =  Y:. [EDGAR/SYS:WINDOWS]
   SEARCH3:    =  X:. [EDGAR/SYS:WINDOWS/VGAWIN]
The three SEARCH drives listed will replace the original PATH command when you log into Novell. If you type PATH at the DOS prompt, you see the following: 

   PATH=Z:.;Y:.;X:.

Using FLAG to View File Attributes in Your Default Directory

To view the attributes of all the files in your default directory, issue the following command and press ENTER: 

   FLAG
Information similar to the following will appear on your screen: 

   SALES.EXE    Shareable       ReadOnly
   SALES.BAT    Shareable       Read/Write
   SALES.HLP    Shareable       ReadOnly
   SALES.DAT    Non-shareable   Read/Write Transactional Index
The first column shows the filename. The second column shows whether the file is flagged Shareable or Non-shareable. The third shows whether the file is flagged Read-Only or Read-Write. The fourth and fifth columns show whether the file is flagged Transactional or Indexed. You don't need to worry about the fourth and fifth columns.

REFERENCES

Other parameters for both these commands can be found in the "Novell User Reference Set" under "Command Line Utilities".

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.0 3.0a 3.00 3.00a 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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