HP CIFS Client A.01.09 Administrator's Guide, August 2003

Introduction to the HP CIFS Client
HP CIFS Client Features
Chapter 118
HP CIFS Client Features
Following is a list of the HP CIFS Client major features:
• CIFS UNIX Extensions
• NTLM PAM Integration
• Kerberos Authentication, Integration with System Kerberos Cache
• ONC AutoFS 2.3 Support
• Support for Internationalized Clients
CIFS UNIX Extensions
CIFS UNIX Extensions enable the CIFS Client and Samba server to
implement standard UNIX file system features. These include:
• UNIX permission modes
• File ownership based on UNIX UIDs and GIDs
• Symbolic links and hard links
• Standard UNIX timestamps for file access, change, and modification
• Includes other data contained in the UNIX stat(2) data structur
NOTE This feature only works with CIFS servers that support CIFS UNIX
extensions.
NTLM PAM Integration
NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is the default protocol by which CIFS clients
are authenticated by CIFS servers. When used in conjunction with HP's
NTLM Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) and the HP CIFSClient,
users who log in to an HP-UX system will have access automatically to
CIFS-mounted file systems provided that PAM NTLM and the CIFS
server are using the same database.