Chapter 2 - Adding and Removing StreetTalk File Services
Overview of Adding a StreetTalk File Service
This chapter explains how to add and remove StreetTalk for Windows NT single directory shares and group shares using the default settings.
Default File Service Configuration
StreetTalk File lets you configure several options for a file service. These options affect the number of users who can connect to the service, disconnection of idle sessions, the number of access rights you can assign to subdirectories and files, and the type of log messages written to the Windows NT Application Log. Table 2-1 lists the default settings in effect after you add a StreetTalk file service.
Configuration Option | Default Setting |
Idle Timeouts | Not set |
Log Settings | Error reporting only |
ARL Option | Directory-Level |
User Limit | 500 |
After you create the service, select Manage to modify these default settings. Refer to Chapter 3 for information on customizing the settings of your StreetTalk file services.
You should be familiar with the background and prerequisite information in Chapter 1 before you begin adding StreetTalk file services.
Preparing to Create a StreetTalk File Service
Before creating StreetTalk file services, the StreetTalk File Service software must be installed and running on your Windows NT Server. You must also belong to the AdminList of the server and group where you are creating file services.
If you have not installed the StreetTalk File software, re-run the StreetTalk for Windows NT Installation program and install it now. After you install the StreetTalk File software, it automatically runs as a Windows NT service. Refer to the StreetTalk for Windows NT Installation Guide for instructions on running Setup.
Assigning a Name to a StreetTalk File Service
When assigning a StreetTalk name for a file service, the following rules apply:
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You can only create services in an existing group@organization. For example, to add the file service named
File Service@InfoProd-NT-01@Servers, the group InfoProd-NT-01@Servers must exist before you create the StreetTalk name.![]()
Whenever possible, create the service in a StreetTalk group that resides on the same StreetTalk for Windows NT server. If you create the service in a StreetTalk group that resides on another server, and that server becomes unavailable, users lose access to the service. ![]()
The StreetTalk name for the service must also be unique within your entire network. If StreetTalk File detects that the StreetTalk name you enter is already assigned to another service, you are prompted to choose a different name. ![]()
When specifying a StreetTalk name, you can enter either: - The entire three-part StreetTalk name in the form item@group@organization
- The StreetTalk item name only. Enter the item name alone only if the group in which you want to create the service is selected in StreetTalk Explorer. StreetTalk Explorer appends the name of the selected Group@Organization to the specified StreetTalk item name.
Creating File Services on FAT Partitions
The Windows NT directories shared by a StreetTalk file service do not need to exist on an NTFS drive or partition. You can create a StreetTalk file service for directories on any Windows NT drive or partition, including FAT, NTFS, CD-ROM, and so forth.
Creating File Services on Remote Windows NT Shares
You can create a StreetTalk file service on your local Windows NT Server and configure a shared drive on a remote Windows NT server. To configure a StreetTalk file service on a remote Windows NT share, follow these steps:
1. Configure a share in Windows NT by running File Manager (Windows NT 3.51) or Windows NT Explorer (4.0) and select Connect Network Drive.
Your network, including all Windows NT computers in your Microsoft domain or on the network segment, are displayed. Select the remote computer and a drive letter and connect to it.
2. Select the drive letter and access the drive to test the connection.
3. Open the Services applet from Control Panel and select StreetTalk File.
4. Click Startup and click on This Account in the "Log On As" section. Select a user ID other than System. This user ID must exist on the remote Windows NT computer and belong to the administrator's group on the remote computer.
5. Click OK to change the logon of StreetTalk File. A message that you have been granted logon permission is displayed. Changing the logon ID enables StreetTalk File to connect to the remote server.
6. Stop StreetTalk File and then restart it so these changes can take effect.
7. Run StreetTalk Explorer and create a file service. You must be logged in to StreetTalk as the administrator of the StreetTalk group and server this service will belong to.
8. When prompted for the servername, enter the name of your StreetTalk for Windows NT server.
9. When prompted for the drive letter, enter the letter that you assigned in Step 1 to the share on the remote Windows NT Server.
10. Make sure when the file service is added in StreetTalk Explorer, the status window box shows that the service was successfully created and started.
You should be able to set a drive to the remote share and configure Access Rights Lists.
Managing StreetTalk File Services
After creating a file service, you may need to modify this default configuration as well as perform additional management tasks. Refer to Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 for information about managing file services and their clients.
Adding a StreetTalk File Service
This section explains the tasks involved in creating a StreetTalk file service.
After StreetTalk File is running, you are ready to create file services for directories on your Windows NT Server. You create a StreetTalk file service by associating a StreetTalk name with a Windows NT directory or directories by entering the following information:
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StreetTalk name for the service ![]()
StreetTalk servername ![]()
Windows NT drive and path ![]()
Type of StreetTalk share
You need to use StreetTalk Explorer to add a StreetTalk file service. You cannot add StreetTalk file services from the the MSERVICE program.
A file service starts automatically after you create it. After adding the file service, manage the service to provide clients with the appropriate level of access, and to change the default configuration. Refer to Chapter 3 for information about managing the service.
For information on connecting clients to a StreetTalk file service, refer to Chapter 6.
To Add a StreetTalk File Service
1. From the StreetTalk Explorer File menu, select New, File Service. The Create New File Service dialog box appears.
2. Do the following:
- In the New StreetTalk Name field, enter the StreetTalk name for the service.
- In the New Description field, enter an optional description for the service.
- Click Next. The Select a Server dialog box appears.
3. Enter the name of the StreetTalk server where you want to locate the print service, or select a name from the drop-down list box. Click Next.
It is recommended that you create the service on the server that first appears in the Select a Server box. This box displays the name of the home server for the StreetTalk group in which you are creating the file service.
Note: You can create a StreetTalk File service only on StreetTalk for Windows NT servers. In a mixed network of StreetTalk for Windows NT servers and native VINES servers, StreetTalk Explorer displays the names of all available servers. Managing VINES Services describes how to create a file service on a native VINES server..
4. The Select a Drive dialog box appears. Specify the drive letter and directory corresponding to a disk on the Windows NT Server hosting the file service. Specify only Windows NT directories that are not already associated with existing StreetTalk file services. Specify a path for the root directory of the file service by doing one of the following:
- Select a drive letter from the Drives drop-down list box. Extend the path as necessary to specify a directory on the Windows NT Server and click Next. If the path you enter specifies a nonexistent directory on a fixed disk, you are prompted to create the directory.
For example, select C:\ from the list and edit the path to specify a directory name:
C:\NTShared
- Click the browse button to view a list of the current drive connections available on the Windows NT Server. The Select Directory dialog box appears. Select a drive and directory, and click Next.
The disk specified can be any fixed or removable disk, optical disk, or CD-ROM. You can also specify a complete Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name corresponding to a directory on another system, including UNC names for Banyan services.
You can specify a Windows NT directory that includes a long filename in its path. Do not surround a long filename with quotation marks. For example, when specifying the directory name program files, do not enter "program files" in the path statement.
If you are creating a group share, the path you specify becomes the path for the first share point.
Caution: StreetTalk Explorer lists all available drives on the StreetTalk for Windows NT server. This list includes network drives mapped by a Banyan user currently logged into the server. Permanent connection may not be available to a drive that the Windows NT Server maps to a network location. For best results, specify a file service path to a directory on a local disk of the Windows NT Server.
5. The Share Type dialog box appears. Do one of the following:
- Click Single Share and click Next.
- Click Group Share and in the Share Name field, enter a name for the first share point. Click Next.
6. The Create and Start dialog box appears. The Status window displays information about the file service. Do the following:
- Verify the information in the Status window.
- Click Next to finish creating the service. The Status window reports when the service is created.
7. Do one of the following:
- Click Close if you do not need to view or modify the existing configuration for the service. Press F5 to refresh StreetTalk Explorer and cause the new service to appear among the list of services in the group.
- Click Manage to view or modify the existing configuration for the service. The property sheets for the new service appear.
You are now ready to manage the service. Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on adding share points, and managing and configuring the service.
Note: By default, after creating a file service, you are the only user who has access to it. To enable other users to connect to the new file service, you must modify the access rights. Refer to Chapter 4 for information on setting Banyan access rights.
Verifying That You Can Connect to the File Service
After you create a file service, verify that you can connect to it. Refer to Chapter 6 for more information about connecting clients to a StreetTalk file service.
Even as the creator of a service, you may need to modify the default security settings before you can connect to it. By default, the Owner entry for a file service contains the name of the file service, and the Group entry contains the name of the StreetTalk group in which the service is created. If you are logged in as a member of another group, you may not be able to access the file service immediately after creating it, even if you are a member of the AdminList for the owning group. If you are on the AdminList, you can modify the ARL for the service to permit yourself access. Refer to "Specifying User Access Rights for Files and Directories" in Chapter 4 for more information about specifying user rights in a StreetTalk file service.
After verifying that you can connect to the service, specify security settings to ensure users the appropriate level of access to the service.
Specifying File Service Security
After creating a file service, verify that the ARLs currently set for the service are appropriate. Refer to "Specifying User Access Rights for Files and Directories" in Chapter 4 for more information about specifying user rights in a StreetTalk file service.
Note: StreetTalk File maintains ARLs for each file and directory in a separate location from that file or directory. Only one ARL exists per file or directory and it is associated with the Windows NT file or directory being mapped, not with the name of StreetTalk file service. If you delete a file service, or share point, the corresponding ARL information is not deleted. A new file service that maps to a Windows NT directory that previously belonged to a deleted file service will inherit the ARLs set for the deleted service. Refer to "Generating an ARL Report" in Chapter 4 for information about how to view the current ARL information for a file service.
Deleting a StreetTalk File Service
If you want to eliminate access to a Windows NT directory from your Banyan clients, delete the associated StreetTalk file service. Deleting a StreetTalk file service eliminates the mapping between the StreetTalk naming service and the directory on the Windows NT disk. After you delete a file service, Banyan clients can no longer access the Windows NT directory associated with the service.
Note: Deleting a file service does not delete the files in which StreetTalk File maintains information about ARLs and OS/2 Extended Attributes associated with the file service. If you later create a new file service that contains the same directory inherits the ARLs that existed for the original file service including entries on the Extended List.
Deleting a StreetTalk file service does not delete data in the corresponding Windows NT directory. Local users and non-Banyan clients of the server still have access to the directory. To remove the data in the Windows NT directory, you must delete it from the Windows NT Server.
For information about deleting a share point in a group share, refer to "Deleting a Share Point" in Chapter 3.
To Delete a File Service from StreetTalk Explorer
1. Select one or more file services to delete.
2. Do one of the following:
- Right-click and select Delete from the context menu.
- Click DELETE.
You are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the service.
3. Click Yes. The file service is deleted and its StreetTalk name no longer appears among the list of services in the group.