Administrator Guide

AD LDS as identity mapping source
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) is used for identity mapping on systems that run Windows Storage
Server in an environment where no Active Directory exists to support user mapping.
Before you start AD LDS mapping:
● Determine the users and groups on the UNIX-based system that must be mapped to users and groups on the Windows-
based system.
● Determine the UID and GID for each UNIX user, and the GID for each UNIX group.
● Create a user or group on the Windows-based computer for each UNIX user or group to be mapped.
NOTE: Each UID and GID requires a unique mapping. You cannot use one-to-many or many-to-one mappings.
Configuring AD LDS for services for NFS
To configure AD LDS for services for NFS:
Steps
1. Install the AD LDS server role.
2. Create an AD LDS instance.
3. Extend the AD LDS schema to support NFS user mapping.
4. Set a default instance name for AD LDS instances.
5. Update the active directory schema.
6. Add user and group account maps from a UNIX-based computer to a Windows-based computer.
7. Authorize appropriate access to the ADS LDS namespace object.
8. Configure the mapping source.
Related tasks
Installing AD LDS server role on page 23
Installing AD LDS server role
To install the AD LDS Server Role:
Steps
1. In Server Manager, click Manage > Add Roles and Features.
The Add Roles and Features Wizard is displayed.
2. Click Next.
NOTE:
In the Before you begin window, verify the destination server, network environment for the role and feature
that you want to install.
3. In the Select installation type window, click Role-based or feature-based installation to install all parts of roles or
features. Or click Remote Desktop Services installation to install either a VM-based desktop infrastructure or a session-
based desktop infrastructure for Remote Desktop Services, and then click Next.
4. In the Select destination server window, select a server from the server pool or select an offline Virtual Hard disk (VHD)
on which Windows Storage Server 2016 is already installed, and then click Next.
5. In the Select Server Roles window, select the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services.
The Add features that are required for AD LDS? dialog box is displayed.
6. If additional features are required for installing AD LDS, click Add Features to continue, and then click Next.
7. In the Active Directory Lightweight Services window, review the summary information, and then click Next.
8. In the Confirm Installation Selections window, read any informational messages, and click Install.
9. To verify if the installation is successfully completed. Review the Installation Results window.
Using your NAS system
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