Restrictions Using Microsoft Dfs From The Nss - Linksys NSS4000 Series Administrator's Manual

Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS

To use DFS folders from the NSS, it is important to understand the limitations or restrictions involved
and how to best configure your system:
• User Credentials must be Recognized by the Remote Server: Re-direction to a remote file-
server is only successful if the current user credentials (i.e., the user's NSS username and
password) are recognized by the remote server. Microsoft DFS (MSDFS) operates optimally if
the PC-user's login username and password are recognized as valid on all file servers being
accessed. Otherwise, an authentication error occurs and the user may not be able to re-
authenticate with different user credentials. As a workaround in a non-domain (workgroup)
environment, pre-map a file-share to each file server that needs special user credentials
(other than the logged-in username and password). In this case, the MSDFS redirect proceeds
smoothly because the PC-client already has an established session with the target file-server.
When the user's login is different on the DFS leaf than the DFS root, they can pre-login to the
leaf. When they then login to the root, they can access the linked DFS share.
• Windows Operating System Version: MSDFS is not supported by Windows 98 clients.
• Windows Clients must be Restarted: After you set up a DFS tree, any Windows clients that
were connected must be restarted.
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