Browse by Tags

• Active Directory Lookup
• Server for NFS
• Services for UNIX
• SFU
• User Name Mapping
• Windows 7
• Windows Server 2003 SP1
• Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Vista

Using DFS for Centralized Access to Multiple NFS Servers
11 September 09 12:28 PM | Ashish | 0 Comments   

Using DFS for Centralized Access to Multiple NFS Servers Lately, we have seen customers who are trying to utilize DFS to publish NFS shares from a single DFS server to centralize the access for the clients. This has several benefits. It removes the problem Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Client for NFS, Services for UNIX, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Limitation with Active Directory Lookup feature in Microsoft Services for NFS
15 December 08 10:25 PM | Ashish | 0 Comments   

Limitation with Active Directory Lookup feature in Microsoft Services for NFS The Active Directory Lookup feature that was introduced with Windows Server 2003 R2. This feature greatly simplifies the UNIX identity information management but has its own Read More...

Filed under: Server for NFS, Windows Server 2003 R2, Active Directory Lookup, Windows Vista, Client for NFS, Windows Server 2008

All (well, almost) about Client for NFS - Configuration and Performance
14 April 08 06:42 AM | Ashish | 4 Comments   

All (well, almost) about Client for NFS - Configuration and Performance I was looking at the referrals this blog gets and I noticed that a lot of times people look for information on Client for NFS in Services for UNIX, Windows Server 2003 R2 or in Windows Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Client for NFS, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Services for UNIX

"Network Error 53", "The data area passed to a system call is too small" or "Unknown Error"
05 June 07 12:51 AM | Ashish | 11 Comments   

"Network Error 53", "The data area passed to a system call is too small" or "Unknown Error" Client for NFS included with Windows Server 2003 R2 returns different errors when trying to access NFS shares on UNIX-based NFS servers. The exact error message Read More...

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

How User Name Mapping works?
11 May 07 09:28 PM | Ashish | 8 Comments   

How User Name Mapping works? User Name Mapping is the core NFS authentication component in Services for UNIX, Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista. It bridges the gap presented by difference in user identification methods used by Windows and UNIX Read More...

Filed under: SFU, Server for NFS, User Name Mapping, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Client for NFS, Services for UNIX