This feature allows files to be safely accessed through both protocols. On a network of UNIX clients, the HP NetStorage 6000 provides a native interface to the files on the NAS device through the Network File System (NFS). The NFS protocol is the native file serving protocol of UNIX networks and integrates seamlessly with the established features of UNIX security and file locking.
2.4.1 Trusted Hosts All UNIX clients that mount to file systems on the HP NetStorage 6000 use the UID and GID of their account, when accessing files. A special case is the root user (UID = 0). In UNIX, the root user is a Super User, with full access to all files and directories in the file system.
HP NetStorage 6000. 2.4.2 The /etc Directory It is necessary to maintain a number of system files on the HP NetStorage 6000 in an accessible place for administrative purposes. Some of the more common files found in this directory are as follows:...
For administrators with special needs, the default UID and GID of zero may be changed for a given share. The telnet interface of the HP NetStorage 6000 allows the user to specify the UID and the GID to be used for a particular share.
SMB protocol have both UNIX and Windows security attributes and are classified as NT objects. Since the native file system used by the HP NetStorage 6000 is a UNIX file system, any Windows objects that are created will have both UNIX and NT security attributes associated with these objects. It is possible for a Windows user to modify a UNIX objects' security attribute.
UNIX security policies, and a choice of mapping strategies that are selected. Each of these aspects controls and refines the access that users will or will not have with the files stored on the HP NetStorage 6000. Each of these topic areas will be covered in the discussion below.
If mapping is desired it can be selected for users and/or groups. Recall from the previous discussion that the HP NetStorage 6000 file system uses a UNIX style file system. Therefore, it is necessary to identify all users with a UID and GID value.
5.2.1 User Mapping There are two ways that a HP NetStorage 6000 user can obtain a UID. In the first case, the user has a UNIX account and the administrator has elected to do some type of mapping - either by user logon name or full name mapping.
UID and GID with numbers greater than or equal to 60001. The users credentials are checked each time the user logs into the HP NetStorage 6000. The user must have the same NT domain and user name to be considered the same.
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UNIX client where the NT Windows full name matches the contents of the UNIX comment field which is frequently used for the users full name. If the HP NetStorage 6000 is able to find a match in the passwd.nis file then the UID and GID that will be associated with this Windows client will be that UID and GID...
NIS server information since the HP NetStorage 6000 did not perform user authentication or account name resolution. When a UNIX client attaches to the HP NetStorage 6000 they have a UID and GID that have been previously assigned to them by their UNIX administrator. Since there is no need to assign these values the purpose for obtaining UNIX user information is to synthesize ACL information that can be displayed to the Windows clients or for mapping UNIX to Windows clients.
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.
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 has accessed the HP NetStorage 6000 as a Windows client...
Marketing group will be able to access this file according to the permissions that have been granted by the creator or owner of the file. 8 File Format Details 8.1 HP NetStorage 6000 Files - passwd, group, users.map, group.map Passwd <NT domain/logon name>:*:<UID>:<GID>:<comment>: Group <NT domain/logon name>:*:<GID>...
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