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A blog on Services for UNIX and UNIX Interoperability components in Windows by Ashish
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Managing Client Groups - An Easier Approach
12 November 09 04:43 PM
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Managing Client Groups - An Easier Approach On UNIX-based NFS servers, it's much easier to control access to the NFS shares based on host names or IP addresses. You just have to put them in the export file and it's done. It's not so difficult in Windows
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Using DFS for Centralized Access to Multiple NFS Servers
11 September 09 12:28 PM
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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
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All (well, almost) about Client for NFS - Configuration and Performance
14 April 08 06:42 AM
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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
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 3 (Advanced Mapping)
24 January 08 11:20 PM
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 3 (Advanced Mapping) Simply said - when you map users and groups manually with their UNIX counterparts, it's called Advanced Mapping. From the last post on User Name Mapping, you may be aware that Simple Mapping automatically
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 2 (Simple Mapping)
02 October 07 03:45 PM
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 2 (Simple Mapping) Continuing the discussion from Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 1 - I will explain how to get Simple Mappings done in this post. To rephrase, User Name Mapping (UNM) bridges the gap between the
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SFU hot fixes in email
07 September 07 12:05 AM
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SFU hot fixes in email Like any other Microsoft hot fix, you can also receive SFU hot fixes in your inbox - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451 All you need is the KB article number which describes the fix you need. While we are talking about it,
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Update: Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU
11 July 07 03:05 PM
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This post discussed about a problem with SFU 3.5 Interix and Password Synchronization components which break when you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. It also lists steps to fix it manually using files from another hot fix. Microsoft has released
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 1
06 June 07 12:02 AM
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Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 1 On this page , I have put some information about how you can configure User Name Mapping. It doesn't have the complete step-by-step kind of touch to it since that article was all about getting Server for NFS to work.
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How User Name Mapping works?
11 May 07 09:28 PM
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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
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Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU
27 April 07 06:03 PM
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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.
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Set up Server for NFS in Windows Server 2003 R2
19 April 07 05:30 PM
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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
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GID on NTFS File System
16 April 07 09:36 PM
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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
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Active Directory Lookup? Or, User Name Mapping? Or Both?
13 April 07 08:54 PM
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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
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Services for UNIX vs Windows Server 2003 R2 UNIX Interoperability
12 April 07 11:24 PM
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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
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Welcome to the SFU blog
04 April 07 08:58 PM
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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)
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On this blog so far...
All (well, almost) about Client for NFS - Configuration and Performance
Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 3 (Advanced Mapping)
Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 2 (Simple Mapping)
SFU hot fixes in email
Update: Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU
Configuring User Name Mapping - Part 1
"Network Error 53", "The data area passed to a system call is too small" or "Unknown Error"
How User Name Mapping works?
UNIX Interoperability and Windows Vista
Windows Server 2003 SP2 breaks SFU
Set up Server for NFS in Windows Server 2003 R2
GID on NTFS File System
Active Directory Lookup? Or, User Name Mapping? Or Both?
Services for UNIX vs Windows Server 2003 R2 UNIX Interoperability
Welcome to the SFU Blog!