How do I create a CIFS share on a Data Domain?

How do I create a CIFS share on a Data Domain?

Procedure

  1. From the Choose Data Mover field, select the X-Blade on which you want to create the CIFS share.
  2. Type a CIFS share name.
  3. From File System field, select the file system.
  4. Check the CIFS server box to create the CIFS share on.
  5. In the Path field, a default path appears.
  6. Type a User Limit if needed.
  7. Click Apply.

What is difference between NFS and CIFS?

NFS is a network that was introduced by Sun Microsystems and is used by Unix or Linux based operating systems and stands for Network File System. This is a network that is used for giving the remote access capabilities to the applications….Difference between NFS and CIFS :

Basis of NFS CIFS
Acronym Network File System Common Internet File System

Why are my Share permissions not set in CIFS?

As a result, they cannot manage the shares, permissions or local groups when connecting to the CIFS server from Windows management console due to a rights issue. This enables the user performing the join to be automatically added to the CIFS server’s Administrators Local Group when joining a CIFS server to the domain.

Do you have to be domain admin to connect to CIFS server?

Go to Solution. 08-24-2012 05:22 PM by default you have to be domain admin to connect to the CIFS server, you can set this parameter which will allow the account that joined the CIFS server to add to be added to the local administrator group on the CIFS server.

Can a normal user write to a CIFS share?

You are mounting the CIFS share as root (because you used sudo ), so you cannot write as normal user.

How to create a share and set its permissions?

The share is created with a default ACL set to Full Control for the Everyone group. Select the share, and then click Edit. In the Permissions tab, select the Everyone group, and then click Remove. Click Add, and then enter the name of an administrator group defined in the Windows Active Directory domain that includes the SVM.