The User Name Mapping service in Windows Services for UNIX cannot map the "LOCAL SYSTEM" account to UNIX user accounts (920753)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0
SYMPTOMSWhen you use the User Name Mapping service in Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, the service cannot map special accounts, such as the LOCAL SYSTEM account, to UNIX user accounts.CAUSEThis issue occurs because of a limitation in the User
Name Mapping service.MORE INFORMATIONAll Network File System (NFS) clients are required to
provide UNIX_AUTH credentials in the clients' requests to mount. Windows
Services for UNIX uses the User Name Mapping service to gather the information about the credentials
based on the account that makes the request.
Gateway for NFS runs by
using the LOCAL SYSTEM account. Because the
User Name Mapping service cannot map the LOCAL SYSTEM account to UNIX user accounts, all
Gateway for NFS mounts are performed by anonymous users. Therefore, anonymous users must have access to any NFS shares that you want to
expose.
Note All mappings for standard Windows users work as expected with
Gateway for NFS.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 7/31/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbtshoot kbprb KB920753 kbAudDeveloper kbAudITPRO kbAudKnowledgeWorker |
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