Microsoft KB Archive/822009

= Configuring NFS on Windows Storage Server (NAS) in Active Directory by Using User Name Mapping =

Article ID: 822009

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Server Appliance Kit 3.0
 * Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003

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SUMMARY
To configure user name mapping (UNM) in a multi-NAS environment, the administrator must set up a mapping between the Windows user who has access to the directory and the UNIX user who will be on the client.



MORE INFORMATION
The Web UI Help indicates the following:

To provide security for server files that are accessed from a UNIX environment, the NFS protocol requires the system administrator to map UNIX user or group accounts to their twin accounts on the server.
 * Although the administrator may be able to change the UID for a specific UNIX username, it is unclear how to update the UNM maps without removing and recreating the element. Because changing the UID for a user is rare, there is no UI or Help information about how to do this. Changing a user's UID is the equivalent of deleting and creating a new account for an existing user.
 * The administrator must make sure that the Windows user is both enabled and has appropriate access to the share root. Web UI Help says this about mapping user names: users then have equivalent access rights under UNIX as they have under Microsoft Windows.
 * If a Windows domain user is used, make sure that the Nfssa.dll is installed on all the domain controllers for that domain.

This subject is mentioned in the OEM documentation that explains what must be passed on to end-user customers. You must address this issue at an enterprise-wide level, instead of just at the level of the individual appliance system administrator.



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