Configuring the Solaris CIFS Service – Process Overview

This section describes the high-level process for configuring the Solaris CIFS service.

1. Determine your identity mapping strategy.

   See Creating Your Identity Mapping Strategy.

2. Configure the Solaris CIFS service as a client to the various services that are used in your environment.

   • For WINS, see How to Configure WINS.

   Your Solaris system might need to be a client of other services that are available in your environment.

   The following list shows these other services and points to information about how to configure your Solaris system as a client of that service.

   • For DNS, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).

   • For Kerberos, see Configuring Kerberos Clients (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

   • For LDAP, see Chapter 12, Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).

   • For NIS, see Setting Up NIS Clients in System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).

   • For NTP, see How to Set Up an NTP Client in System Administration Guide: Network Services.

3. Determine whether you want the Solaris CIFS service to join an existing Windows domain or a Windows workgroup.

   • To join a domain, see How to Configure the Solaris CIFS Service in Domain Mode.

   • To join a workgroup, see How to Configure the Solaris CIFS Service in Workgroup Mode.

4. Define one or more CIFS shares.

   See Managing CIFS Shares (Task Map).