050-696 · Question #1
Which directories does Novell recommend you implement to organize your NetWare server's file system? (Choose 3.)
The correct answer is A. Shared directories. B. ZENworks profile directories. E. User home directories on a volume other than SYS. Novell recommends specific directory structures to protect the SYS volume from filling up and to organize user and application data efficiently.
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- AShared directories.
- BZENworks profile directories.
- CiFolder data directories on SYS.
- DAn iPrint spooling directory on SYS.
- EUser home directories on a volume other than SYS.
- FA directory named ETC in each user's home directory for configuration files.
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(28 responses)- A82% (23)
- C4% (1)
- D11% (3)
- F4% (1)
Why each option
Novell recommends specific directory structures to protect the SYS volume from filling up and to organize user and application data efficiently.
Shared directories provide a centralized, managed location for resources that multiple users must access, which is a standard Novell-recommended practice for collaboration on NetWare volumes.
ZENworks profile directories store roaming user profile data managed by ZENworks policy and desktop management, and Novell recommends creating these as part of a structured file system.
iFolder continuously syncs user data and can grow very large; placing iFolder directories on SYS risks filling that volume and destabilizing the server.
iPrint spool files can consume significant disk space during large or queued print jobs, making SYS an unsafe location for a spooling directory.
User home directories must reside on a volume other than SYS so that user data growth does not exhaust SYS space - a full SYS volume causes server abends and halts critical services.
Creating an ETC subdirectory inside each user's home directory for configuration files is not a recognized Novell NetWare file system best practice and is not recommended in Novell documentation.
Concept tested: NetWare SYS volume protection and directory organization best practices
Source: https://www.novell.com/documentation/nw65/nw65_admin/data/h0000007.html
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