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4. Map a user.
5. Verify NTFS permissions are correct on the NFS share.
6. Verify the mappings exist.
7. From a Linux/UNIX client, mount the NFS share and create a file or directory.
8. Verify the same permissions are set up for the user on both the UNIX and Windows sides.
Microsoft Ser
vices for NFS troubleshooting
The followin
g information on how to troubleshoot issues with Microsoft Services for NFS is available
using the online help:
• General issues
• Troubleshoo
ting Server for NFS
• Troubleshooting User Name Mapping
For further details, see the online help for Microsoft Services for Network File System.
Microsoft Services for NFS command-line tools
Table 15 provides a listing of Windows command-line administration tools.
Table 15 MSNFS command-line administrat ion tools
Command
Function
mapadmin Adds, lists, deletes, or changes user name mappings
mount
Mounts NFS network exports (shares)
nfsadmin Manages Server for NFS and Client for NFS
nfsshare
Displays, adds, and removes exported NFS shares
nfsstat
Views statistics by NFS operation type
showmount –a Views users who are connected and what the user currently has mounted
showmount –e
Views exports from the server and their export permissions
unmount
Removes NFS-mounted drives
For further details, see the online help for Microsoft Services for Network File System.
Optimizing Ser ver for NFS performance
The following sources provide useful information on how to optimize performance for Microsoft Services
for NF S .
The MSNFS online help c overs the following topic areas:
• Adding performance counters
• Monitoring and tuning performance
• Changing the directory cache memory setting
For further details, see the online help for Microsoft Services for Network File System.
A technical paper titled Performance Tuning Guidelines for Microsoft Services for Network File System is
available at h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/perfnfs.mspx.
Print services for UNIX
Network clients with UNIX-based operating systems that use the client pro g ram line printer remote (LPR)
can send printing jobs to the line printer daemon (LPD) on the storage server. LPR clients must comply with
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Other network file and print services