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Configuring Explicit User Maps

User and Group mapping lets you create inter-platform and cross-platform maps among Microsoft Windows and UNIX user and group accounts, even when the user and group names in both environments are not identical.

User and Group mapping also lets you set up one-to-one inter-platform and cross-platform mappings among Windows and UNIX users and groups. For example, a Windows user name could be mapped to a UNIX user name, or a UNIX group could be mapped to one or more Windows user accounts. Explicit user maps can also be used when the same person has different user names on Windows and UNIX accounts. Using the Explicit User Maps option lets you maintain a single mapping database for the entire enterprise.

To create explicit user maps

  1. On the primary navigation bar, choose Shares.
  2. Choose Sharing Protocols.
  3. Select NFS Protocol, and then choose Properties.
  4. Choose User and Group Mappings.
  5. Fill out the General tab, making sure you have either supplied a NIS Domain or PCNFS passwd and group files. For more information on filling out the General tab, see Configuring User and Group Mappings.
  6. Select the Explicit User Mapping tab.
  7. Optionally: Enter the name of the NIS server to map to in the NIS domain field.
  8. Choose the List UNIX Users button to populate the Unix users box.
  9. Select a user from each group, and then choose Add.

    The mapped users will appear in the Explicitly mapped users box. If you wish to map to a DOMAIN user, you must enter the domain\user name, select a UNIX user, and then the add button next to the domain\user entry box

    Note   You can map users from one Windows domain to more than one UNIX domain, but cannot map a UNIX user to multiple Windows users. 

To set one of the mappings as primary for a given user

  1. Select the mapping from the Explicitly mapped users list.
  2. Choose Set primary.
  3. Choose OK.

To delete explicit user maps

  1. Follow steps 1-4 in the To create explicit user maps procedure to navigate to the Explicit User Maps page.
  2. In the Explicitly mapped users list, select the user mapping you want to delete.
  3. Choose Remove.
  4. Choose OK.
Note   NFS may not be available for all server configurations. If NFS is not enabled for your server configuration, this procedure will not be applicable.

Related Topics

Configuring User and Group Mappings

Enabling Simple Maps

Configuring Explicit Group Maps