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In the Novell NetWare operating system, a file on a server receives ownership when it is created or copied within the server, with ownership assigned to the user who last effected the file. If a user is removed from the bindery (the Novell server database of users and resources), all files under ownership of the user at the time become ownerless. The files will remain ownerless--even if the user is added back to the bindery--until a user (or users) affect the files.

To check for ownerless files, type NDIR at the command prompt from the directory in question. An excerpt from a sample NDIR listing follows:

LECTOR/SYS:PUBLIC

   Files        Size        Last Updated         Flags       Owner

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IBM$RUN OVL     2,400     7-13-89   9:30a     [RoS---DR]     LECTOR
IBM4201 PDF       368     9-21-88  10:02a     [RoS---DR]     LECTOR
IBMPRO2 PDF       369     9-21-88  10:02a     [RoS---DR]     LECTOR
OWNRLES TXT        35     1-21-93   4:11p     [Rw-A----]     N/A
LISTDIR EXE    26,235     1-23-91   2:45p     [RoS---DR]     LECTOR
				

Any ownerless files will show up in the NDIR listing under "Owner" as N/A (see above).