K Coordinating Password Policies Among Multiple File Services; Overview; K.1 Overview; Concepts And Prerequisites - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

Coordinating Password Policies
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Among Multiple File Services
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Section K.1, "Overview," on page 287
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Section K.2, "Concepts and Prerequisites," on page 287
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Section K.3, "Examples," on page 288
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Section K.4, "Deployment Guidelines for Different Servers and Deployment Scenarios," on
page 291

K.1 Overview

OES 2 SP3 includes native file services for Windows and Macintosh workstations:
Macintosh Workstations
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Novell AFP
Each of these services requires that users who access them have Password policies that meet specific
requirements. Users can be governed by only one Password policy at a time, so if any of your
network users require access to more than one of the file services, you need to coordinate the
Password policies that govern the users to ensure that they can access the different file services.
K.2 Concepts and Prerequisites
Prerequisites for AFP, CIFS, and Samba access are explained in the following sections:
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Section K.2.1, "Prerequisites for File Service Access," on page 287
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Section K.2.2, "eDirectory contexts," on page 288
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Section K.2.3, "Password Policies and Assignments," on page 288
K.2.1 Prerequisites for File Service Access
The following are the prerequisites for user access to AFP, CIFS, and Samba services:
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The eDirectory context under which users are searched for must be configured during service
configuration.
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The users need to be governed by Password policies that enable Universal Password for them.
Windows Workstations
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Novell CIFS
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Novell Samba
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Domain Services for Windows (DSfW)
DSfW is not classified as a file service, but it
includes a customized version of Samba that is
different from Novell Samba.
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