Glossary, Services and shared resources – Siemens Unix V4.0 User Manual
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Glossary
administration shell
Users can manage the
servers
from this shell. The administration shell can be
called up for both local and remote administration.
administrator
The person responsible for the management of the
local network
. The adminis-
trator is generally responsible for the configuration of the local network and
organizes the
shared resources
in the network. In addition, the administrator has
the task of assigning privileges and assisting users with network problems.
Advanced Server
Advanced Server is a network operating system for
local networks
. Appropriate
software is required on the
client
in order to request
services
(workstation distri-
bution); software is also required on a
server
to process services (server distri-
bution).
alerter
This service enables the
server
to send warning and error messages to a
specific list of
client
users. These alarm messages deal with access violations
when using
shared resources
, and exceeding important limit values (free storage
area on the hard disk, maximum error rate for network and hard disk access and
maximum number of logon attempts).
announce process
The
server
uses the announce process to announce itself at regular intervals in
the network. This function is undertaken by the
Browser
in Advanced Server for
UNIX.
Application Programming Interface (API)
Using the programming interface of Advanced Server for UNIX, the application
programs are given access to the
services
and
shared resources
of Advanced
Server for UNIX.
LM named pipes
or
mailslots
can be accessed, for example, from
application programs.