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Event ID 1006 — NFS User Name Mapping Connection

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

User Name Mapping associates user accounts between Windows and UNIX domains. User Name Mapping associates Windows and UNIX user names so that users logged onto a UNIX domain can access shared resources on Windows without logging on separately to the Windows domain.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 1006
Source: NfsServer
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: EVENT_NFS_MAPPING_SERVER_UNSPECIFIED
Message: Server for NFS is not configured for either Active Directory Lookup or User Name Mapping. Without either Active Directory Lookup or User Name Mapping, Server for NFS cannot grant file access to users. Configure Server for NFS for either Active Directory Lookup or User Name Mapping using the Nfsadmin command-line tool.

Resolve

Configure Services for NFS to use an identity mapping source

To configure Services for NFS to use an identity mapping source:

  1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
  2. Type nfsadmin mapping to display and configure identity mapping settings.

For more information about configuring Services for Network File System (NFS), see the Services for NFS configuration guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100954.

Verify

To verify Services for NFS is properly configured for User Name Mapping:

  1. Open a command prompt with elevated privileges. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
  2. Type nfsadmin mapping.
  3. Verify that the Mapping Service field in the list displays your installed LDAP service.

For more information about configuring Services for Network File System (NFS), see the Services for NFS configuration guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100954.

NFS User Name Mapping Connection

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