A
namespace is a
characteristic of the
directory table on a
traditional NetWare volume. It stores the names of file entries on the volume. Most popular variations are
DOS (the default),
LONG (formerly known as
OS/2),
NFS, and
Macintosh Multiple namespaces can exist on the same volume, and there are
rules for translating
names across them. Also, namespaces contain additional
information that some filesystems would have, like
Macintosh resource forks or
NFS permissions.
On an NSS volume, the directory structure is different, and all namespaces are loaded and enabled by default.