CNE Training Guide NetWare 4.1 Administration

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NetWare 3.x and NetWare 4.x Command Comparisons


This table describes the new NetWare 4.x utilities and the NetWare 3.x utilities they replace.

Table A.1 NetWare 4.x Command/Utility Differences with NetWare 3.x

NetWare 4.0 Utility Description
NETADMIN.EXE Menu-driven text utility used to create NDS objects. Can also be used to assign property values and rights. Consolidates some of the features of pre-NetWare 4.0 utilities such as SYSCON, SECURITY, USERDEF, and DSPACE.
NWADMIN.EXE MS Windows and OS/2 Graphical utility to manage NDS tree and perform operations on it. This is a consolidated graphical tool for network management.
PARTMGR.EXE Text utility for managing partitions and their replicas.
PARTMGR Partition Manager (a menu item in the NetWare Administrator tool) is the GUI equivalent of the PARTMGR utility.
UIMPORT.EXE Text utility for batch creation of users. Replaces the functionality of the pre-NetWare 4.0 MAKEUSER utility.
DOMAIN.NLM Allows the creation of protected domains that allow NLMs to run in rings one, two, or three of the Intel processors. Runs as a server NLM.
MONITOR.NLM General purpose server monitor utility for monitoring the server. Runs as a server NLM, and consolidates the functions of the pre-NetWare 4.0 MONITOR and FCONSOLE.
SERVMAN.NLM Facilitates the easy viewing and changing of the many server SET parameters. Allows these changes to be stored in AUTOEXEC.NCF and STARTUP.NCF files. Runs as a server NLM.
RCONSOLE.EXE RCONSOLE also performs the function REMOTE.NLM of ACONSOLE (asynchronous console). Used for remote management of server.
NWSNUT.NLM Library interface for C-Worthy style graphical functions used by server-based graphical tools such as MONITOR and SERVMAN.
DSREPAIR.NLM Repairs inconsistencies and problems in the NDS database. Provides the functionality of the BINDFIX and BINDREST utilities that were used to repair the bindery.
TIMESYNC.NLM Performs time synchronization. This is set up to load via AUTOEXEC.NCF during NetWare 4.0 server installation.
CDROM.NLM CD-ROM support for CD drives attached to the NetWare 4.0 server.
RTDM.NLM Real Time Data Migration utility that runs at the server.
LIST DEVICES Server console command. Lists device information.
SCAN FOR NEW Server console command. Scans for any DEVICES new devices that have been added to the server.
MEDIA Server console command. Used to con- firm if requests to insert/remove media on the server have been performed.
MAGAZINE Server console command. Used to con-firm if requests to insert/remove magazine on the server have been performed.
MIRROR STATUS Server console command. Used to display status of mirrored partitions.
ABORT REMIRROR Server console command. Used to stop mirroring of partitions.
REMIRROR Server console command. Used to PARTITION remirror partitions.
AUDITCON.EXE Allows independent users to act as auditors. Is a superset of the pre-NetWare 4.0 ATOTAL and PAUDIT.
RIGHTS.EXE Consolidates functions of pre-NetWare 4.0 utilities RIGHTS, GRANT, REVOKE, REMOVE, and ALLOW.
FLAG.EXE Consolidates functions of pre-NetWare 4.0 utilities FLAG, FLAGDIR, and SMODE.
FILER Consolidates functions of pre-NetWare 4.0 utilities FILER, SALVAGE, PURGE, DSPACE, and VOLINFO.
NPRINTER.EXE Allows a printer attached to a work-station (DOS or OS/2) or a server to be used as a network printer.
SBACKUP.NLM Used to perform backups across the network. Consolidates the pre-NetWare 4.0 SBACKUP and NBACKUP.
RPL.NLM Allows remote booting for diskless workstations.
KEYB Server console command. Allows the selection of a nationality or language for the keyboard device.
LANGUAGE Server console command. Sets up the use of the specified language at the server.
CX.EXE Allows users to navigate the NDS tree by changing the context. Does for NDS directory what the CD command does for file directories.
LOGIN.EXE Used to log in or attach to a server. Uses NDS objects and consolidates pre-NetWare 4.0 utilities LOGIN and ATTACH.
NMENU.BAT NMENU is the batch utility;
MENUMAKE.EXE MENUMAKE is the menu compiler MENUCNVT.EXE utility; and MENUCNVT is the menu conversion utility. Menus are based on Saber menus.
NDIR.EXE Consolidates the pre-NetWare 4.0 NDIR, LISTDIR, CHKDIR, and CHKVOL.
NETUSER.EXE Replaces pre-NetWare 4.0 SESSION. Text graphical tool for performing drive map-pings, printing, and network attachments.
SEND.EXE Consolidates the pre-NetWare 4.0 SEND, CASTON, and CASTOFF.
NLIST.EXE Consolidates the pre-NetWare 4.0 USERLIST and SLIST.
Tools Group for Windows and OS/2 Tools installed as a group in the MS Windows Program Manager and OS/2's desktop.


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