Microsoft KB Archive/50256

= Novell Network Installation Considerations =

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.

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.