Unix File Accessed By Windows Clients - HP NetStorage 6000 Manual

HP NetStorage 6000 Configuration assumptions:
Administrator has established file volume permission so that both UNIX and Windows clients can access the
file.
NIS server administration is used and enabled so that the passwd.nis file is populated with UNIX user
account information
Administrator has selected user name mapping
Client assumptions:
Windows client created the file and is the owner of the file.
As a Windows client the user has stored the file on the HP NetStorage 6000
Client is accessing HP NetStorage 6000 as a Windows client for the first time
Windows logon name matches UNIX logon name
Files Scanned or Read
passwd
-no relevant entry
Passwd.nis file is scanned and a
match is made between the
UNIX logon name and the NT
logon name.
The Windows user can use a tool like Windows Explorer to map a network drive and store the file on the HP
NetStorage 6000. When the Windows client examines the Windows file permissions they will find that they are
shown as the owner of the file. In addition they will see the group Everyone has Full Access permissions. As the
owner the user can modify the permissions to either grant or prohibit access to users and groups as they see fit.

7.2 UNIX File Accessed by Windows Clients

For this example a UNIX client has created a file and UNIX and Windows clients will access it. The client has
the following information:
User Name
HP NetStorage 6000 configuration assumptions:
Administrator has established file volume permissions so that both UNIX and Windows clients can access the
file.
NIS server administration is used and enabled so that the passwd.nis file is populated with UNIX user
account information
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Files Written
Users.map file has a new
entry that contains information
about the NT domain and
UNIX accounts that have now
been matched.
Windows
User name: msullivan
Full name: Mike Sullivan
NT domain: Empire
Comments
The client has never accessed
the HP NetStorage 6000 so
they don't have an auto-
assigned number or a UNIX
UID value.
The UNIX account UID is
assigned to this Windows
client. A mapping is created.
UNIX
User name: msullivan
Comment: Mike Sullivan
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