April 2007 - Posts

Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU
27 April 07 06:03 PM | Ashish | 2 Comments   

Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU We have already seen too many people reporting this - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 installation breaks two functionalities in Services for UNIX 3.5 installations - Interix subsystem and Password Synchronization. Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Interix, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Password Synchronization, Services for UNIX

Set up Server for NFS in Windows Server 2003 R2
19 April 07 05:30 PM | Ashish | 11 Comments   

Set up Server for NFS in Windows Server 2003 R2 In this post, I will talk about configuring Microsoft Services for Network File System, mainly Server for NFS and User Name Mapping , in Windows Server 2003 R2. You can follow the same steps for Services Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Server for NFS, User Name Mapping, Windows Server 2003 R2, Services for UNIX

GID on NTFS File System
16 April 07 09:36 PM | Ashish | 1 Comments   

GID on NTFS File System Can you set group on a file or folder on NTFS file system? - No, ugh... Yes. This question puzzled me for a long time but since it never really made it to my top priorities, I didn't look up for information on this. I thought of Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Server for NFS, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Services for UNIX

Active Directory Lookup? Or, User Name Mapping? Or Both?
13 April 07 08:54 PM | Ashish | 11 Comments   

Active Directory Lookup? Or, User Name Mapping? Or Both? User Name Mapping in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Services for UNIX allows you map UNIX user and group accounts to their Windows counterparts (both local and domain accounts). This service is used Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Server for NFS, User Name Mapping, Windows Server 2003 R2, Active Directory Lookup, Windows Vista, Services for UNIX

Services for UNIX vs Windows Server 2003 R2 UNIX Interoperability
12 April 07 11:24 PM | Ashish | 22 Comments   

Services for UNIX vs Windows Server 2003 R2 UNIX Interoperability Services for UNIX is a software package which helps integrating UNIX systems in your Windows environment. With Services for UNIX 3.5 (which is the latest version of this product line) you Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Windows Server 2003 R2, Services for UNIX

Welcome to the SFU blog
04 April 07 08:58 PM | Ashish | 6 Comments   

Welcome to the SFU Blog! I am Ashish, working for the SFU support team at Microsoft. I’ll be talking here about interoperability between Windows and Unix worlds. Mostly using SFU software to achieve interoperability. “Services for UNIX” (in short, SFU) Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Services for UNIX