Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 Novell CIFS Administration Guide July 2016 Legal Notice For information about legal notices, trademarks, disclaimers, warranties, export and other use restrictions, U.S. Government rights, patent policy, and FIPS compliance, see https://www.novell.com/company/legal/. Copyright © 2014 - 2016 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents About This Guide 7 1 Overview of CIFS 9 1.1 Understanding CIFS. 9 1.2 CIFS and Universal Password . 10 1.3 CIFS Features and Capabilities . 10 1.4 Limitations . 12 1.5 What's Next . 12 2 What’s New or Changed in Novell CIFS 13 2.1 What’s New (OES11 SP3) . 13 2.2 What’s New (OES11 SP2 May 2016 Patches). 13 2.3 What’s New (OES11 SP2 May 2014 Patches). 13 2.4 What’s New (OES 11 SP1 January 2014 Patches) . 13 2.5 What’s New (OES 11 SP2). 14 2.6 What’s New or Changed in Novell CIFS (OES 11 SP1). 15 2.7 What’s New or Changed in Novell CIFS (OES 11). 15 3 CIFS Monitoring and Management 17 3.1 Overview of CIFS Monitoring and Management . 17 3.2 Using CIFS Monitoring and Management . .17 3.3 Monitoring Connections . 17 3.3.1 Access Modes . 18 3.4 Monitoring Files . 18 4 Planning and Implementing CIFS 21 4.1 Planning for CIFS. 21 4.2 Preparing for CIFS Installation . 21 4.2.1 Prerequisites . 21 4.2.2 Required eDirectory Rights and Permissions . 22 4.3 CIFS System Prerequisites . 24 4.3.1 Server Operating System Requirements . 24 4.3.2 Server Hardware Requirements . 24 4.3.3 Client Operating System Requirements. 24 4.3.4 CIFS Prerequisite Checklist. .24 4.4 Co-existence Issues. 25 4.5 What's Next . 25 5 Installing and Setting Up CIFS 27 5.1 Installing CIFS during the OES 11 SP3 Installation . .27 5.2 Installing CIFS after the OES 11 SP3 Installation. 31 5.3 Installing NMAS . 34 5.4 Verifying the Installation . 35 5.4.1 Verifying Files and Folders . 35 Contents 3 5.4.2 Verifying the File Configuration Information. 36 5.4.3 Verifying LSM Installation. 36 5.5 Installing the CIFS iManager Plug-In . 36 5.6 What's Next . 37 6 Administering the CIFS Server 39 6.1 Using iManager to Manage CIFS. 39 6.1.1 Prerequisites . 40 6.1.2 Selecting a Server to Manage . 40 6.1.3 Setting the CIFS Server and Authentication Properties. 42 6.1.4 Managing CIFS Shares . .47 6.1.5 Configuring a CIFS User Context . 50 6.1.6 Stopping CIFS . 52 6.2 Using the Command Line to Manage CIFS . 52 6.2.1 Starting CIFS . 52 6.2.2 Stopping CIFS . 52 6.2.3 Restarting CIFS . 52 6.2.4 Monitoring CIFS. 53 6.2.5 Modifying the CIFS Configuration . 53 6.2.6 Anonymous Login for CIFS . 53 6.2.7 Working with CIFS Shares. .54 6.2.8 Configuring the CIFS Context Search File. 55 6.3 Locks Management for CIFS . 55 6.4 Third-Party Domain Authentication . 56 6.4.1 Prerequisites . 56 6.4.2 Using iManager to Enable Third-Party Authentication. 57 6.5 Dynamic Storage Technology for CIFS Server. .60 6.6 DFS Junction Support in CIFS Linux . 61 6.6.1 Prerequisites . 61 6.6.2 Enabling DFS Support . 61 6.6.3 Limitations . ..