Directory Map

This table describes all of the directories that are created under the AOLserver installation directory when you install AOLserver. It lists the files or types of files that are stored in each directory, the configuration parameters that affect the directory or the files in the directory, and references to where you can find more information on the associated AOLserver features.

Directory	Description
/bin	Directory containing the AOLserver binary and the default directory for any dynamically-loadable C modules. Files: .so files nsd translate-ini Related Parameters: modules parameters, see page 62
/examples	Directory containg C and Tcl examples, each in a separate subdirectory.
/include	Directory containing header files for AOLserver. Files: .h files
/lib	Directory containing static libraries used for building customized components to AOLserver. This directory currently only includes the libnspd.a file that can be used to build database proxy daemons (external database drivers). Files: libnspd.a See Appendix B of the AOLserver C Developer's Guide for information on building external database drivers.
/log	Directory containing log files and the server pid file. Files: server.log nspid.port Related Parameters: LogMaxBackup, see page 51 LogRoll, see page 51 PidFile, see page page 51 ServerLog, see page 51
/modules	Contains directories for each configured module that operates across servers, such as the tcl module. See page 62 for information on configuring AOLserver modules.
/modules/nscp	Directory containing files related to control port interface. Files: tcsh.inputrc Related Parameters: all nscp parameters, see page 64 See Chapter 6 for information on the control port interface.
/modules/tcl	Default directory for shared Tcl script library. Also contains subdirectories containing Tcl examples and Tcl scripts for various modules. Files: .tcl files See Chapter 3 of the AOLserver Tcl Developer's Guide for information on Tcl libraries.
/modules/tcl/nsperm	Directory containing user, group, and permissions files, plus Tcl scripts for the nsperm module, which is used to provide access control for AOLserver. Files: passwd file group file hosts.allow file hosts.deny file perms file .tcl files See page 69 for information on configuring the nsperm module. See Chapter 6 for information on using the access control features.
/modules/nsunix	Contains socket file for the nsunix module. Related Parameters: all nsunix parameters, see page 72
/servers	Contains directories for each server.
/servers/server-n	Contains server-specific directories, including modules and pages.
/servers/server-n/modules	Contains directories for server-specific modules, including nsftp, nslog, nsperm, nsservlet, and tcl.
/servers/server-n/modules/nslog	Default directory where the server's access log is stored. Files: access.log Related Parameters: all nslog parameters, see page 68
/servers/server-n/modules/nsperm	Default directory where access control files are stored. The access control features are enabled by the nsperm module. Files: .dat files passwd group hosts.allow hosts.deny perms Related Parameters: Directory, see page 69 See page 69 for information on configuring the nsperm module. See Chapter 6 for information on using the access control features.
/servers/server-n/modules/tcl	Default directory for private Tcl script library for this server. Files: .tcl files Related Parameters: Library, see page 61 See Chapter 3 of the AOLserver Tcl Developer's Guide for information on Tcl libraries.
/servers/server-n/pages	Default directory where pages and graphics for the server are stored. Users can optionally have individual subdirectories of this directory (see UserDir, below). Files: typically, .htm, .html, .shtml, and .adp files Related Parameters: DirectoryFile, see page 55 PageRoot, see page 56 Map (for ADPs), see page 57 Map (for CGI), see page 64