Installing Services for UNIX

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Services for UNIX must be installed separately, before installing the Server Appliance Kit components. The following Services for UNIX components must be installed and enabled:

  • Server for NFS
  • User name mapping
  • Server for NFS authentication

If you are installing using the Services for UNIX wizard, you must select the Customized Installation and select the User Name Mapping component under Authentication Tools for NFS. You should deselect Client for NFS, Shell and UNIX Utilities, and Telnet Client. When prompted, set the User Name Mapping server to localhost. Accept the default install location. NFS logging should be enabled and use the default log file.

The following code sample shows how to install from the command shell.

msiexec /i "sfusetup.msi" ADDLOCAL="NFSServer,NFSServerAuth,Mapsvc" SFUDIR="C:\SFU" /qb

If SFU is installed from the command line as in the code sample above, you must then set the user name mapping server to localhost. To do this, run Program Files, select Windows Services for UNIX, choose Services for UNIX Administration, and then select Server for NFS. In the Computer name box, type localhost and then choose Apply.

After installing SFU, Microsoft recommends that you enable NFS server logging using the following procedure.

  1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, and then point to Windows Services for UNIX.
  2. Choose Services for UNIX Administration.
  3. Select Server for NFS, and then select the Logging tab.
  4. Select Log events in this file, and then select All or the specific events, if desired. Note that the user cannot change the events being logged except through Remote Terminal Services. The log file generated by the NFS server can be viewed through the Web UI by the user and optionally downloaded or cleared.

Note   Contact your Microsoft Account Manager for the latest SFU version and update information.