Anonymous Log In For Cifs - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Use the following steps to edit the CIFS configuration from command line:
1 Use any text editor to open the
IMPORTANT: It is recommended to not change the default settings in this file, unless there is
an absolute need to do so.
2 Use the following information to change the configuration:
In the AUTHENT section, set the mode to either local or domain. Local is preferred. For
example, -AUTHENT local.
IMPORTANT: A domain mode is a third-party domain. For this mode, a Windows
domain controller performs user authentication. A local mode is an eDirectory mode. For
this mode, the server running CIFS services performs the user authentication.
In the COMMENT section, specify an appropriate user comment to associate with the
sharepoint.
In the DOMAIN / WORKGROUP section, set the domain to use.
IMPORTANT: For third-party domains, specify the domain name. For the local option,
set the workgroup.
Leave the OPLOCKS [yes/no] set to yes.
Leave the UNICODE [yes/no] set to yes.
In the -PDC [PDC_NAME] [PDC_IP_ADDR] section, specify the PDC name and IP
address.
In the -WINS [WINS_IP_ADDR] section, specify the WINS IP address. Set this if the
PDC and the server running CIFS are on different subnets.
In the -SUBNET [subnet] section, specify the subnet value, if required.
3 Restart the CIFS server by using the
changes to take effect.

5.2.5 Anonymous Log In for CIFS

Anonymous log in for CIFS is used to map to the CIFS share. A username and password is not
required to map to the share. Anonymous login can be enabled/disabled at server level using the
following novcifs command:
novcifs -e [yes/no]
Public rights must be set on the volume (or folder) using Novell Client or iManager.
WARNING: For security considerations, do not provide supervisor rights to the public objects as it
allows access to all the secured folders.
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file from
cifs.conf /etc/opt/novell/cifs/
rcnovell-cifs restart
directory.
command for the configuration