Browse by Tags

• Active Directory Lookup
• ADAM
• ADLDS
• Client for NFS
• Services for UNIX
• SFU
• User Name Mapping
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Windows Server 2003 SP1
• Windows Server 2008

AD Lookup with ADAM/ADLDS
10 July 09 11:17 PM | Ashish | 0 Comments   

AD Lookup with ADAM/ADLDS With removal of UNM in Vista/W2K8, it became really problematic to map users in non-AD environments to use with Vista/LH NFS Servers and Clients. For client, a workaround was discovered which was essentially a registry tweak Read More...

Filed under: Server for NFS, Active Directory Lookup, Windows Vista, Client for NFS, Windows Server 2008, ADAM, ADLDS

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

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

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