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CIFS (Common Internet File System) is a file-sharing protocol based on the
Server Message Block (SMB) protocol widely in use by personal computers and
workstations running a wide variety of operating systems. CIFS provides an open,
cross-platform mechanism for client systems, including Windows systems, to request
file and print services from server systems over a network.
This chapter describes how to manage the CIFS file protocol and users.
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You can do some operations that affect CIFS administration only from the filer com-
mand line or FilerView. These are
Viewing volumes and examining their status. For additional information about vol-
ume operations, see Chapter 3, Disk and File System Management.
Setting or changing volume and qtree security style and oplocks status. For infor-
mation about administering qtrees from the filer command line, see Chapter 12,
Qtree Administration. For information about how to administer qtrees in Filer-
View, see FilerView on-line help.
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If you change the name of a volume that contains at least one share, whether through
Windows NT or the vol rename command, the filer automatically offers the share to
users in the renamed volume at the next reboot. The new volume name is reflected in
the cifs shares command.
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This chapter does not discuss procedures that take place on the clients and it does
not describe how a machine joins a workgroup or domain. For information about these
topics, refer to the manuals for your client operating systems or books about PC
networking.