Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a Workgroup
Sharing Files and Applications via NFS and ftp
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CIFS/9000
CIFS/9000 provides HP-UX with a distributed file system based upon
Microsoft’s CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol, also known as
the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. The SMB protocol is the
native file-sharing protocol in Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating
systems and is the standard way that millions of PC users share files
across corporate intranets.
CIFS/9000 implements both the server and client components of the
CIFS protocol on HP-UX. This means that HP-UX file systems can be
mounted onto Window systems and Window file systems can be mounted
onto HP-UX systems.
The CIFS/9000 Server is based upon Samba and provides file as well as
print services to CIFS clients including Windows NT, XP, 2000 and other
HP-UX machines running the CIFS/9000 Client software.
The CIFS/9000 Client enables HP-UX users to mount as UNIX file
systems PC shares from CIFS files servers including Window servers
and HP-UX machines running the CIFS/9000 Server software. The
CIFS/9000 client also offers an optional Pluggable Authentication
Module (PAM) that implements the Windows NTLM authentication
protocols. When installed and configured within HP-UX’s PAM facility,
this allows HP-UX users to be authenticated against a Windows
authentication server.
For information on CIFS/9000, including detailed usage on HP-UX, see
the manuals Installing and Administering the CIFS/9000 Server and
Installing and Administering the CIFS/9000 Client, both available at
http://docs.hp.com.
Third-Party Products
Microsoft Windows NT does not include a native NFS function, but
several good third-party products make it easy to export HP-UX file
systems to an NT workstation.
The quick reference that follows uses the DiskAccess product, Microsoft
Windows/NT Workstation 4.0, and HP-UX 10.x or later. It assumes that
you are using Domain Name Service (DNS) for network routing.