To properly install and configure CIFS, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
CIFS users that exist in eDirectory must have universal password enabled. For more information, see Deploying Universal Password in the Novell Password Management Administration Guide.
The Universal Password includes the ability to create password policies. It also removes the need to maintain two separate passwords for CIFS users.
If you plan to set the dialect as SMB2, apply the hotfix as mentioned in Section 11.1.10, Windows Clients Do Not Reflect The Latest File/Folder Operations.
For more information about toggling between SMB versions, see Toggling between SMB Versions.
Enable “Kerberos Forest Search Order (KFSO)” for SMB client connection in the Windows client where the user login. For more information, see Section 11.3.1, Configuring AD Server to Support Kerberos Authentication for External Forest Users Using CIFS Client.
Provide the complete DNS name of the OES CIFS server.
The install administrator must have the following rights to add the Common Proxy user as a trustee of CIFS user contexts and NCP server object of the system where CIFS is being configured.
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Target Object |
Required Rights |
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User Contexts selected at install time. |
Compare, Read, Write on ACL Attribute. |
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Local NCP Server object. |
Compare, Read, Write on ACL Attribute. |
The CIFS Proxy user must have the following rights for the CIFS server to read and update CIFS server configuration in eDirectory.
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Target Object |
Required Rights |
|---|---|
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User Contexts (/etc/opt/novell/cifs/cifsctxs.conf file). |
Inheritable Read and Compare on CN attribute. |
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Local NCP Server Object. |
Read and Compare rights on [All Attribute Rights]. Supervisor rights on CIFS specific attributes listed below:
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The CIFS administrator requires the following rights to manage the CIFS server.
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Target Object |
Required Rights |
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User Contexts being added for authentication. |
Compare, Read, Write on ACL Attribute. |