Installing And Setting Up Cifs; Preparing For Cifs Installation; Product Interdependencies; Prerequisites - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Installing and Setting Up CIFS

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Novell CIFS is not installed by default when you install Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 SP2
Linux. CIFS needs to be selected so it can be installed during OES 2 Linux installation. This section
provides the CIFS installation requirements and procedures.
Section 4.1, "Preparing for CIFS Installation," on page 21
Section 4.2, "Installing and Configuring a CIFS Server through YaST," on page 23
Section 4.3, "Verifying Installation," on page 28
Section 4.4, "Installing the CIFS iManager Plug-In," on page 29
Section 4.5, "What's Next," on page 29

4.1 Preparing for CIFS Installation

Section 4.1.1, "Product Interdependencies," on page 21
Section 4.1.2, "Prerequisites," on page 21
Section 4.1.3, "Required Rights and Permissions for a CIFS User/Administrator," on page 22

4.1.1 Product Interdependencies

CIFS has product interdependencies that must be considered:
NMAS (Novell Modular Authentication Services).
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NICI (Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure).
CIFS depends on NMAS for name resolution and authentication of CIFS users. NMAS is dependent
on NICI for encryption and decryption services. A problem with any of these products causes CIFS
users to be denied access to an OES 2 Linux server.

4.1.2 Prerequisites

To properly install and configure CIFS, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
You are running an OES 2 SP2 Linux server. For more information on installing OES 2 Linux,
see the OES 2 SP2: Installation
You have a Universal Password. Read "Deploying Universal Password" in the
Password Management Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
password_management32/pwm_administration/data/allq21t.html).
The Universal Password includes the ability to create password policies. It also removes the
need to maintain two separate passwords for CIFS users.
NMAS is installed on or added to an OES 2 Linux server that has a read/write eDirectory
replica of the eDirectory partition where the User objects reside.
NMAS is automatically installed. For more information on NMAS, see the
Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/nmas32/admin/
index.html?page=/documentation/nmas32/admin/data/a20gkue.html).
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