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Is there a way in Netware5 or 4.1 to have a directory everyone can see, but you need to supply a user name and password to browse the contents.
For example, a certain direstory in public that everyone can see without loggin in, but when you try to browse it it asks for a user name and password or just a password..

Thanx a bunch,
Jakub

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by jimbb

Jakub,
Don't think it's possible with straight trustee-security.
Maybe the webserver is a solution? It takes a little configuring, but it should be possible to have your browser pop up a dialog-box for an ID+password for a certain directory. And if there's no "index.html" or whatever index-file you set up in that directory, the users see just a list of files in their browser, no HTML required.
Jim

by mark_m

Yes, there are two ways I can think of:

1.) Make your directory a subdirectory of SYS:LOGIN, and change the IRF for that directory to only permit Filescan rights (and, of course, Supervisory).

2.) Create a new directory and allow GUEST to viewthe contents. This would require:

a.) GUEST account enabled with no password, which will force you to audit GUEST rights across the server to eliminate undesired access.

b.) Create a new directory, probably at the top level, such as VOLPUB:PUB, and
grant Filescan rights to user GUEST, then Read/Filescan/eXecute to group EVERYONE.

c.) Remember to remove GUEST from group EVERYONE, and block GUEST out of all other areas.

Either of these approaches _should_ allow a user to access the server without logging-on and browse, but not read/execute/copy the contents.

by estebandelatorre

If you are log into the server-> NO. The reason is simple, the user WAS autenticated and the File system Knows what access has this user to the files. What I supposed you want to do is create a single directory where everyone can put files, but onlya few can read some files (but not all)
Solution 1: simple e-mail
Solution 2: Groupwise Share Folders (a person create a doc and share it with the people he pick's from the list (guy list). The doc is saved only 1 time in the server, and the guy-list people received a notification each time a guy read or modify the Doc. (You can also control Who can read and Who can Modify, and keep track of versions like Word.)

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