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050-696 · Question #176

Which set of rights does a user receive (by default) to her home directory when her user object is created in eDirectory?

The correct answer is G. Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, Access Control. When a user object is created in eDirectory with a home directory, Novell OES NetWare grants the user all standard file system rights except Supervisor to that directory by default.

File System and Storage Management

Question

Which set of rights does a user receive (by default) to her home directory when her user object is created in eDirectory?

Options

  • ARead
  • BSupervisor
  • CRead, Write
  • DRead, Write, Create, Erase
  • ERead, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan
  • FSupervisor, Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify
  • GRead, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, Access Control
  • HSupervisor, Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, Access Control

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    13% (3)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (1)
  • G
    74% (17)

Why each option

When a user object is created in eDirectory with a home directory, Novell OES NetWare grants the user all standard file system rights except Supervisor to that directory by default.

ARead

Read alone is insufficient for a home directory; users also need Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, and Access Control to fully manage their own files.

BSupervisor

Supervisor is not granted by default to a home directory because it flows through the Inherited Rights Filter and would create unintended administrative access implications.

CRead, Write

Read and Write cover only two of the seven rights assigned by default; Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, and Access Control are also included in the default assignment.

DRead, Write, Create, Erase

Read, Write, Create, and Erase are insufficient because the default assignment also includes Modify, File Scan, and Access Control.

ERead, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan

This set omits Access Control, which is included in the default home directory trustee assignment alongside the other six rights.

FSupervisor, Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify

This set incorrectly includes Supervisor, which is never part of the default home directory assignment, and omits File Scan and Access Control.

GRead, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, Access ControlCorrect

By default, Novell eDirectory assigns the newly created user a trustee entry of Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, and Access Control to their home directory. This set covers every standard file system right except Supervisor, giving the user full management capability over their own files. Supervisor is intentionally excluded because it cannot be blocked by the Inherited Rights Filter and could create unintended elevated access in subdirectories.

HSupervisor, Read, Write, Create, Erase, Modify, File Scan, Access Control

Supervisor is not part of the default home directory rights assignment in eDirectory and must never be granted by default to ordinary user directories.

Concept tested: Default eDirectory home directory trustee rights assignment

Source: https://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2015/bsinfo_enu/data/bsinfo_enu.html

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