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June 17th, 2011 08:00
How to manage users and group for a cifs server ?
Hi All,
I have configured CIFS Server on Data Mover and now i am facing a blocking point.
I have created a vdm, CIFS Server and share. I have joined the CIFS Server to the domain. However, when i login to a windows workstation with administrator login : "My Computer", "manage", "connect to another computer", i have access to the file system, and i can see all created shares, but i am not able to access "local Users and Groups". why ?
I looked the emc170135 knowledge base solution, and the point is that :
1. the DNS is working, for addition i put the cifs server name in the client hosts file but the connection from computer management still shows the "local Users and Groups" with a red 'X'
2. I can create share and home directory, and from "Computer Management MMC Snap-in" everything is OK.
3. I have set the "djAddAdminToLg" Datamover parameter to "1" to Enable automatic add to administrators local Group; no changes
4. I have set the Local Administrator password for the cifs server, thinking that this will enable the "local Users and Groups" when connected from the Domain admin account being used to join the cifs server to the domain; no changes
It is clear that the domain admin account that i use to connect to the cifs server is not able to manage "local user and group" for cifs server.
Since i don't want to manage the shares with the domain account as this is out of process, Please, can somebody tell me how i can fix the problem and manage shares from a cifs server's local Administrator account/simple user account.
Awaiting your reply !
Thanks.


mstef
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June 20th, 2011 07:00
Hi all,
I made many tests and i finally found what was the problem and why i had a red 'X' over "Local users and Group".
Now, i can view the ""local users and groups" for the cifs server when connected through computer management-> "connect to another computer" from a simple domain account and when i connected from a Windows Server OS. There is no longer a red 'X' over "local Users and Group", and i can se that the domain admin account being used to join the cifs server to the domain, the Domain admins and the cifs server local administrator are members of "Local Administrator Group".
The fact is that : it's OK when i am working on a server operating system (WK3 Server for example) and it's not OK from a Windows client (XP for example).
Finally, i think we need a server OS to act as a client and connect to the cifs server created at the celerra.