Glossary – Siemens Unix V4.0 User Manual
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With
user level security
, a number of users (with
) have common
authorization for one or more
shared resources
. Individually assigned rights have
precedence over those assigned through groups.
home directory
The directory in the file system of a multiuser system, in which a user is located
after logging on to the system.
interprocess communication (IPC$)
Data exchange between processes which are active either on the same
computer or on separate computers. In the second case, interprocess commu-
nication takes place in a
local network
using the
LM named pipe
and
Mailslot
mechanisms.
IPC$
An administrative resource for controlling
interprocess communication
on
servers
.
The IPC$ resource of a server must be shared before any of the following
actions can be undertaken: displaying the
shared resources
of the server, use of
the
distributed applications
on the server by the user.
LM named pipe
LM named pipes (also known as OS/2 named pipes) are bidirectional commu-
nication channels for
interprocess communication
in the
local network
(similar to
Berkeley sockets). They are not the same as UNIX named pipes.
lanman.ini
An Advanced Server for UNIX initialization file. The values in this file determine
some of the parameters for the
server
in the
local network
, which deviate from
the default values.
Local area network (LAN)
A local network consists of one or more
and several
clients
. The server
provides various
services
and
shared resources
for use by the clients. A network
operating system controls all processes in the local network.
mailslot
A mailslot is similar to a mailbox. Any user in the
local network
who knows the
name of the mailbox can send a message to it. Only the recipient can read the
messages in the mailbox.