White Paper - File Sharing Security

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8.2 UNIX Files - passwd.nis and group.nis
File Name File Format
passwd.nis <user name>:<encrypted password>:<UID>:<GID>:<comment fields>:<home
directory>:<shell>
group.nis <group name>:< encrypted password >:<GID>:<group members separated by
commas>
9 Acronyms
ACL Access Control List
CIFS Common Internet File System
IP Internet Protocol
DACL Discretionary Access Control List
DC Domain Controller
DNS Domain Name System
GID Group Identifier
MAC Machine Access Control
NAS Network Attached Storage
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System
NFS Network File System
NIS Network Information Services
NT New Technology
PDC Primary Domain Controller
RID Relative Identifier
SAM Security Account Manager
SD Security Descriptor
SID Security Identifier
SMB Server Message Block
UID User IDentifierReferences