[Term of the Day]: Universal Naming Convention
Term of the Day
"Universal Naming Convention"
What is UNC?
Universal naming convention, also known as uniform naming convention, is a standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community.
In the world of networks and network resources, there are various ways to identify resources. Within a single environment, network administrators are often forced to understand (and use) various methods for naming and finding the resources they need.
The idea behind UNC is to provide a format so that each shared resource can be identified with a unique address. UNC names adhere to the following format:
\\<server name>\<share point>\<path to resource> where:
<server name> refers to the device name as defined in the network setup,
<share point> refers to the name of the shared resource, as defined during giving the share-permission.
<path to resource> refers to the directory name and filename inside the shared resource.