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• Installing Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX
Appendix C
Installing Microsoft Windows Services for
UNIX
Services for UNIX consists of a number of different components that bridge between Windows-based and
UNIX-based operating systems running in the same network.
File Sharing via NFS with Windows Services for UNIX
Services for UNIX provides NFS file sharing via components installed on a Windows-based computer. The
Ethernet Audio Network makes use three of these components: Server for NFS, Server for NFS
Authentication , and User Name Mapping.
Server for NFS
Server for NFS is an NFS server implemented on a Windows-based server. It allows NFS clients to access
files on Windows-based computers the same way files on other UNIX NFS servers may be accessed. File
level access is determined by the user’s UID or GID as well as by Windows access control lists (ACLs).
Server for NFS supports NFS on all Windows-based file systems including FAT, CDFS, and NTFS.
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Simple sharing: Server for NFS provides an easy way to share directories and set NFS access
permissions on Windows-based computers. A directory can be shared by an administrator
using the NFS Sharing tab accessible from the context menu for the directory. Files may also
be shared using the nfsshare command. It is possible to restrict NFS access permissions to
read, read/write, and root-based on individual computers or on a group of computers.
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Simple administration: Server for NFS provides both graphical and command-line tools for
administering Server for NFS. Administration tools provide easy options for configuring
server settings and for logging all activities related to NFS access. It also allows monitoring
and reclaiming of NFS locks.
User Name Mapping
The User Name Mapping service is a component of Services for UNIX that allows mapping Windows user
names to UNIX user names and vice versa. The Ethernet Audio system does not require it, but it is installed
to prevent Server for NFS from placing messages in the event logs warning of the inability to contact User
Name Mapping
1 .
1 User Name Mapping does not authenticate UNIX NFS requests sent to Server for NFS
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Server for NFS uses the Server for NFS Authentication
component for authenticating NFS requests from UNIX clients.