Configure File Name Character Translation
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Configuring file name character translation
Using the Windows interface
Using the command prompt
To configure file name character translation using the Windows interface
Open Services for Network File System: click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services for Network File System (NFS).
If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.
Right-click Server for NFS, and then click Properties.
Click the Filename Handling tab.
Select the Translate file names check box.
In the Character translation file box, type the fully qualified path of the file containing the character-translation map, or click Browse to find the file, and then click Apply.
Important
These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted.
Important
To prevent unauthorized users from tampering with the file name character translation file and causing Server for NFS to fail, ensure that the file is protected with a discretionary access control list (DACL) that grants Full Control to the built-in System account and to the Administrators group. The DACL should contain no other entries.
Additional references
To configure file name character translation using the command prompt
Open the command prompt with elevated privileges:
Click the Start button, and click All Programs.
Click Accessories.
Right-click the command prompt, and click Run as administrator.
At the command prompt, type:
**nfsadmin server [ComputerMachineName] config translationfile=**file
Argument Description remoteMachineName
The name of the computer you want to configure.
file
The fully qualified path and name of the file containing the character-translation map list. If you do not specify a file, character translation will be disabled.
Important
These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted.
Important
To prevent unauthorized users from tampering with the file name character translation file and causing Server for NFS to fail, ensure that the file is protected with a discretionary access control list (DACL) that grants Full Control to the built-in System account and to the Administrators group. The DACL should contain no other entries.
Note
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
nfsadmin server /?