To configure User Name Mapping

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Services for UNIX Administration.
  2. If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.
  3. Click User Name Mapping.
  4. Click the Configuration tab.
  5. Click Personal Computer Network File System (PCNFS) or Network Information Service (NIS).
  6. If you chose Personal Computer Network File System (PCNFS), in the Password file path and name and the Group file path and name boxes, type the information required, or click Browse and locate the files.
  7. To specify the refresh interval, in the Days, Hours, and Minutes boxes, type a new refresh interval in days, hours and minutes, or use the default refresh interval provided. The minimum refresh interval is five minutes.
  8. To save the settings, click Apply.

Notes

Using a command line

Argument Description
computername The name of the computer you want to manage.
user The name of the user who has administrative permissions on the computer, if different from the current user.
password The password for the person who has administrative permissions on the computer, if different from the current user.
ntDomain The name of the Windows domain.
Passwd/GroupDirectory The fully qualified path of the directory on the User Name Mapping computer where the passwd and group files are located.
nisDomain The name of the NIS domain.
nisServer The name of the NIS server (optional).
dddd:hh:mm How often, in days, hours, and minutes, User Name Mapping will refresh password and group information from the NIS server when using NIS or the passwd and group files when using PCNFS. The minimum refresh interval is five minutes.

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Related Topics

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To configure simple maps

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To create advanced maps for users

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To create advanced maps for groups

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To connect to the computer you want to manage

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Setting up User Name Mapping

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Controlling access to User Name Mapping