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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

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

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

UNIX Interoperability and Windows Vista
01 May 07 05:44 PM | Ashish | 10 Comments   

UNIX Interoperability and Windows Vista There was SFU 3.5 Interoperability components. It got ported to Windows Server 2003 R2. And now we have similar interop components packaged with Windows Vista too. Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise editions Read More...

Filed under: Active Directory Lookup, Windows Vista, SUA, 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