Open Enterprise Server 2018 SP2 OES CIFS Administration Guide May 2020 Legal Notices Copyright © 2017 - 2020 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates. The only warranties for products and services of Micro Focus and its affiliates and licensors (“Micro Focus”) are as may be set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Micro Focus shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Contents About This Guide 9 1 Overview of CIFS 11 1.1 Understanding CIFS. 11 1.2 CIFS and Universal Password . 12 1.3 CIFS Features and Capabilities . 12 1.4 Limitations . 14 1.5 What's Next . 14 2 What’s New or Changed in CIFS 15 2.1 What’s New or Changed in OES CIFS (OES 2018 SP2). 15 2.2 What’s New or Changed in Novell CIFS (OES 2018 SP1). 16 2.3 What’s new or Changed in Novell CIFS (Update 7 - OES 2018) . 16 2.4 What’s New or Changed in Novell CIFS (OES 2018) . 16 3 Planning and Implementing CIFS 19 3.1 Planning for CIFS. 19 3.2 Preparing for CIFS Installation . 19 3.2.1 Prerequisites . 19 3.2.2 Required eDirectory Rights and Permissions . 20 3.3 CIFS System Prerequisites . 22 3.3.1 Server Operating System Requirements . 22 3.3.2 Server Hardware Requirements . 22 3.3.3 Client Operating System Requirements . 22 3.3.4 CIFS Prerequisite Checklist. 22 3.4 Co-existence Issues. 23 3.5 Planning for SMB Changes in OES 2018 and later . 23 3.6 What's Next . 25 4 Installing and Setting Up CIFS 27 4.1 Installing CIFS during the OES Installation . 27 4.2 Installing CIFS after the OES Installation. 29 4.3 Installing NMAS . 30 4.4 Verifying the Installation . 31 4.4.1 Verifying Files and Folders . 31 4.4.2 Verifying the File Configuration Information. 33 4.4.3 Verifying LSM Installation . 33 4.5 Installing the CIFS iManager Plug-In . 33 4.6 What's Next . 33 5 Administering the CIFS Server 35 5.1 Using iManager to Manage CIFS. 35 5.1.1 Prerequisites . 36 5.1.2 Selecting a Server to Manage . 36 Contents 3 5.1.3 Setting the CIFS Server and Authentication Properties. 37 5.1.4 Managing CIFS Shares . 41 5.1.5 Configuring a CIFS User Context . 43 5.1.6 Stopping CIFS . 43 5.2 Using the Command Line to Manage CIFS . .43 5.2.1 Starting CIFS . 44 5.2.2 Stopping CIFS . 44 5.2.3 Restarting CIFS . 44 5.2.4 Monitoring CIFS. 44 5.2.5 Modifying the CIFS Configuration . 44 5.2.6 Anonymous Login for CIFS . .45 5.2.7 Working with CIFS Shares. 45 5.2.8 Configuring the CIFS Context Search File. 46 5.3 Locks Management for CIFS . 46 5.4 Third-Party Domain Authentication . 47 5.4.1 Prerequisites . 47 5.4.2 Using iManager to Enable Third-Party Authentication . 49 5.5 Roaming User Profile . 50 5.5.1 Configuration Required on OES Server for Roaming Profiles . 50 5.6 Dynamic Storage Technology for CIFS Server. 51 5.7 DFS Junction Support in CIFS Linux . 52 5.7.1 Prerequisites . 52 5.7.2 Enabling DFS Support . 52 5.7.3 Limitations . 52 5.8 Subtree Search . 53 5.8.1 Prerequisites . 53 5.8.2 Enabling a Subtree Search . 53 5.8.3 Subtree Search in a Cluster Setup . 53 5.9 Enabling Offline Files Support . ..