Fast Connect mapping root

[ldlatrand]

I'm able to map a windows username to root, but I cannot access any of the fileshares. Mapping windows usernames to any other aix username works fine.
Am I missing something?



Thanks,

 

[bi]

is direct login as root disabled on the system?

 

[ldlatrand]

No, direct login as root is not disabled.
I can remotely login as root using conventional methods.

I just can't access Fast Connect file shares after i've mapped a username to root.

Thanks,

 

[donttreadonme]

For security reasons, the default /etc/cifs/cifsPasswd file maps the client user name root to the server user name nobody. If it is desired to allow the user name root to map to itself (as a server user name), then this default mapping must be deleted using:

net user /delete root

Then, the user name root can be added as a Fast Connect user with its own encrypted password.

 

[donttreadonme]

You must be like 1 of maybe 1 people using Fast Connect.

 

[ldlatrand]

thanks donttreadonme!

1. i enabled user name mapping:
net config /usernamemapping:1
2. i deleted username root:
net user /delete root
3. i added root to fast connect:
net user /add root "password" [/active:yes

but i'm still having the same problem
i can't access the fast connect server.
what am i doing wrong?

thanks

yeah, it feels like i'm the only person using it, since there's not a whole lot of support out there

 

[ldlatrand]

i forgot to add that after i enabled username mapping, i mapped root to root:

net user /map root root

it authenticated fine (i'm using NT Passthrough Authentication)but i can't access the fast connect server

 

[donttreadonme]

Not really an expert it myself, and not trying to slough off, however, this IBM link will return 3 queries on Fast Connect (AIX Fast Connect for AIX version 3.1 Guide; AIX and Windows NT: Solutions for Interoperability; AIX 5L and Windows 2000: Solutions for Interoperability), and you should be able to find the answer you are looking for.

http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/searchsite.cgi?query=Fast+Connect

Hope this helps.