Advanced Server Unix
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Copyright and Trademarks
 Preface
 Target group
Target Group
 Summary of contents
 Changes since the last version
Changes since the last version of the manual
Notational conventions
Convention
 Introduction to Advanced Server for Unix
 Client-server architecture
Shared resources
 Name Meaning
Names in the network
Shared resources
 System name
Computername server name
 Network name
Username
Sharename
 Mapping of file attributes through Advanced Server for Unix
Domain name
 Permissions Owner Group Filename
OS/2
 Share table list of shared resources
 Shared directory
 Shared printer resource
Printer spoolers
 Printer server
Interprocess communication resource, IPC$
Shared client printer
Sharing a printer
 LM named pipes
 Using the Unix operating system from the PC
Mailslots
 Service Comments
Services
Services
Alerter
 Timesource
Replicator
Netlogon
Server role Task
 Windows Internet Naming Service
Snmp service
Netrun service
Browser
 Connection to a resource
Connection management
Sessions
Connection management
 Security concept
Administration of Advanced Server for Unix
Administration
 Remote administration under Windows
Remote administration
Remote administration under MS-DOS
Programming interface API
 Client software
Remote Procedure Call RPC
Compatibility
Compatibility
 Role of the server
Server hardware
 LAN Manager/X
 Important changes to Version
 LAN Manager/X
 Support for Unix quotas configurable
Interoperability with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95/98
 Advanced Server for Unix
Important changes to
 Advanced Server for Unix V4.0A
 Compatibility
 Process model
Communication between the processes
 Process Task
Overview of the processes
Process model
 Lmx.browser Lmx.ctrl Lmx.dmn Lmx.alerter
 Process lmx.ctrl
 Lmx.alerter process
Process lmx.srv
Process lmx.dmn
Lmx.browser process
 Lmx.nvalert process
Lmx.netrun process
Process lmx.extd
 Network communication
Network communication
 Local communication for Unix systems
Local communication for Unix systems
 Installing Advanced Server for Unix
Advanced Server for Unix delivery package
 Hardware requirements
Installing Advanced Server for Unix
Hardware and software requirements
Main memory
 Hard disk storage
File system Min. number in Mbytes Comment
 Software version
Software requirements
System
Product name Meaning
 Dependencies
Installation procedure
Installation procedure
 Deinstalling previous versions
Deinstalling previous versions
 Deinstalling LAN Manager/X V2.0
 To ignore old name mappings
Deinstalling Advanced Server for Unix
Special features of NetBIOS configuration
 To automatically convert old name mappings
Automatic installation with TransView SAX
Automatic installation with TransView SAX
To manually convert old name mappings
 Installing from CD-ROM with cdinst
Readme
 Product Manual
 Product Manual
 Installing NetBIOS
Installing the prerequisited packages
Installing the SIreadmeM package
Installing the prerequisited packages
 Installing the prerequisited packages
 Example entries in names.cfg
Or as an alternative
 Installing server software asxserver package
Installing server software asxserver package
Preparing the installation
 Installation steps
Stop the server
 Interface name of the spooler used by the server
Interactive or non-interactive installation
Output language
 Server name
Server role
 Name of the primary domain controller
Name of the administrator
Stances
 Administrator’s password
Domain language
 Windows NT-style Printing
 Start the server
 Enter the interface name of the spooler
 Upgrade of the accounts database lmxupgrade
 Call /var/opt/lanman/bin/lmxupgrade -YUGA
 Enter the password for the administrator twice
 Enter the domain language of the primary domain controller
 Var/opt/lanman/bin/lmxupgrade -YA
 Interactive or non-interactive installation
 Enter y yes or n no
 Interactive installation
 Checking the accounts database
 Enter the name of the primary domain controller
 New installation of a primary domain controller
 Enter the server name
 Confirm choices
 New installation of a backup domain controller
 Is displayed Enter the server role ‘backup’
 Contacting the primary domain controller
 Advanced Server for Unix environment variables
After the installation
Automatic Start and Stop
Environment variable Meaning
 Upgrade of lanman.ini parameters
 Msclients
Installing optional packages
Installing optional packages
Asxtools and asxtoolsD
 Installing the msclients package
Asxdocs Asxsnmp
 Installing the asxtools and asxtoolsD packages
 Installing the asxman package
Installing the asxdocs package
 Installing with the default configuration
 Installation is started implicitly with pkgadd
 Stopserver
 Rlang
 Rpassword
 Deinstalling the server
Deinstalling Advanced Server for Unix
Deinstalling optional packages
 Enter pkgrm asxserver
 Deinstalling NetBIOS
 Configuring Advanced Server for Unix
Configuring NetBIOS
 NetBIOS Names
Introduction to NetBIOS
Configuring NetBIOS
 Broadcast name resolution
 Windows Internet Name Service Wins
Names.cfg file
 Configuring Network Interfaces
Interfaces.cfg file
 Example of an automatically created interfaces.cfg file
Active=
 Brdcastlist=
Usedbywins=
Ipaddr= , brdcastaddr=, netmask=
 To view the current NetBIOS configuration
To add or remove network interfaces
 Example output of getconfig
Commands used for configuring network interfaces
Syntax getconfig
Syntax
 Configuring NetBIOS
 Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution
 Wins.cfg file
 To view the current Wins client configuration
Example of /var/opt/nbrfc/conf/wins.cfg
 LeTfkwO LgwyO me s,X8Xpl? uu
 At the command prompt type
 Commands used for administering name resolution
 Options
 Example output of a nbtstat -ncommand
 Example
Parameters
 Configuring NetBIOS Tunable Parameters
Guidelines for configuring name resolution
 Nbmaxsess default 256, min 32, max
 Nbrfcstatbcast old 1 new
Configuring Advanced Server for Unix Configuring NetBIOS
To change the behavior of the NetBIOS kernel components
Nbrfcwinsreg old 0 new
 Configuring NetBIOS Startup Parameters
 Guidelines for NFS file systems
Connecting Advanced Server for Unix to Logging
Guidelines for NFS file systems
Parameter Comments
 Connecting Advanced Server for Unix to Logging
#LOGFILE
 Functionality
Restricting the user’s disk space
Restricting the user’s disk space
 Mapping Advanced Server for Unix users to Unix users
Configuring the disk space restriction
Example of configuring Unix quotas
 Share the directory
 Configuring printers on the Unix system
Configuring printers on the Unix system
Configuring AT&T spooler
Keyword Spool system
 Configuring Spool
 Adding the printer to the supervisor
Setting up the spool server
Setting up the supervisor
 Setting up the printer group
Checking the printer
 Optimizing performance with Spool
Setting the priority for print jobs from Spool
Large Spool V4.x configurations
 Configuration for shared client printer
Configuration for shared client printer
Setting up the shared client printer
Shared client printer via TSR program
 Addclipr Purpose
 Delclipr
Examples
 Prsrv option guidelines
 Activating Advanced Server for Unix
Starting NetBIOS
Start Advanced Server for Unix with NetBIOS
 Sharing resources
Terminating Advanced Server for Unix
 Start command Stop command Service
Terminating NetBIOS
Stopping and starting individual services
Etc/init.d/mssrv stop
 Status display of the Advanced Server for Unix processes
Adapting the configuration
Setting up a Unix development environment
 Call options for compilers and linkers
Call Meaning
 Administration guidelines
Changing server attributes
 Changing server attributes
 Administration guidelines Sharing a CD-ROM drive
Sharing a CD-ROM drive
 Processing the printer queue
System data backup
Administration guidelinesProcessing the printer queue
Spool 4.x or Xprint
 Stopping and restarting print jobs
Processing the printer queue
Changing parameters for a printer queue
Status messages from Spool via Popup
 Displaying the order of print jobs
Administering using the net admin command
Administering using the net admin command
Changing the order of print jobs
 Tools for special tasks
PC tools
 Syntax Output parameters
Retrieving information on clients lmgetinf.exe
PC tools
 \WINDOWS
 1 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/findbrow
Tools for NetBIOS
Tools for NetBIOS
 SERVER1 Unique
 Sample names.cfg file
2 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/mvnames
3 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/names2lm
 System administrator tools
System administrator tools
Access permissions in Advanced Server for Unix
Options and Parameters
 Saving access permissions for resources accget
 YP sg
 Resourcename \ Sbackup file u Mountpoint u
Editing saved resources and access permissions accadm
Errors
 User2/user2.dat
 Moving directories with existing access permissions
 Saving the user configuration userget
 Adding and removing server names addserver/delserver
 Compression of the ACL Database
Checking the password expiry with the asxpwexp utility
Compression of the ACL Database
Syntax of the asxpwexp.usr file
 Cp /var/opt/lanman/datafiles/acl* /save/datafiles
 First option
 Observe support
Observe support
 Constraints on high availability
 Example of how this works
Procedure when a system fails
Procedure when the failed system is operational again
 Installing Network and Administrative Client Software
Network Clients
 Microsoft Network Client Version 3.0 for MS-DOS
Creating Installation Diskettes
Creating Installation Diskettes
 IO ttLy
 Using Windows NT Network Client Administrator
 Installing Network Client Administrator
Creating Network Installation Startup Disks
 Administrative Clients
Administrative Clients
Creating Installation Disk Sets
 Installing Windows NT Administrative Tools
Installing AS/U Administrator AS/X Administration Tool
 Double-click on Add/Remove Programs
Installing Windows NT Server Tools on Windows 95/98
Select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu
 Logging on for Windows NT Server Tools
Additional Password Prompts
Trust Relationships
 Using User Manager for Domains
Using Event Viewer
Using Server Manager
Click on Event Viewer
 Editing Security Properties for Resources
Removing Windows NT Server Tools From Windows 95/98
 Select the Install/Uninstall tab
Considerations for Down-Level Windows Users
 Administrative Clients
 Getting Online Help
Getting Online Help
 Administering Advanced Server at the Command Prompt
Advanced Server Commands
 Advanced Server Commands
Advanced Server Command Description
 Advanced Server Commands
 Advanced Server Commands
 Net Command
Net Command
Administering Local and Remote Servers
Administering a Local Advanced Server
 Administering a Remote Advanced Server
 Using Passwords With Commands
Paging Through Screens
 Using Command Confirmation
Using Abbreviations
 Using Special Characters With Commands
Typing Path Names With Unix System Net Commands
 Understanding Command Syntax
Typing Path Names at Client Computers
 Command Descriptions
Getting Help on Net Commands
Syntax only for Net commands
Computers
 Net Command
 Net Command
 Implementing Wins
 Name Resolution Services
Name Resolution Services
 NetBIOS over TCP/IP NetBT Name Resolution
 Node Broadcast Node
Node Point-to-Point Node
 Node Multi-Node
Node Hybrid Node
 Wins and Broadcast Name Resolution
Other Combinations
 Wins in a Routed Environment
 Example of an Internetwork with Wins Servers
 Example of Clients and Servers Using Wins
Client a Non-WINS Client B Wins
 Name Registration
 Name Renewal
 Name Resolution
Name Release
 Name Resolution Services
 Corp01 Router Wins Server
 Wins Proxy
 Wins and Dial-Up TCP/IP Networking Clients
 Implementing Wins
Planning issue
Planning for Wins Server Implementation
 Planning for Wins Client Network Traffic
Wins Client Traffic on Routed Networks
 Estimating Wins Client Traffic
Daily Startup of Wins Clients
Roving User
 North America
 Planning for Replication Convergence Time
Planning for Wins Server Fault Tolerance
Planning for Wins Server Performance
 Setting Up a Wins Server
Planning Replication Partners and Proxies
 Installing Wins Manager
Nbrfcpreload
 To install Wins Manager
Using the wins command
Using the wins command
 Using the winsadm Command
Using the winsadm Command
 Using Wins Manager
Using Wins Manager
Configuring Wins Servers and Wins Client Behavior
Viewing Wins Server Status
 Configuration option Description
 Using Wins Manager
 Configuring Replication Partners
 Replication partner type Description
 Managing Static NetBIOS-to-IP Address Mappings
 Type option Description
 Advanced Configuration Parameters for Wins
Importing Static Mappings in Advanced Server Wins
 Viewing the Wins Database
Symbol Description
Managing the Wins Server Database
 File Description
To backup the Wins database
Backing Up the Database
 Scavenging the Database
State before scavenging State after scavenging
 Verifying Wins Service Status
Troubleshooting Wins Servers
Troubleshooting Wins Servers
Compacting the Wins Database
 To ensure that the Wins service is running
 To determine why a Wins backup fails
Troubleshooting the Wins Server Database
 Troubleshooting
 Advanced Server Tools
Advanced Server Troubleshooting Tools
Tools for Assessing the Status of the Server
Event Viewer
 Cumulative Statistics
Server Statistics
Current Statistics
Statistic Description
 Session Information
Closing Sessions
 Remote Monitoring of Server
Open Resources
Print Subsystem Event Logging
 Tools Providing Automatic Status on the Server
Alerter Service
Unix System and Advanced Server Features
 Lmstat
Tools for Debugging Server Problems
Lmshell
 Regconfig
Regcheck
 Acladm
Srvconfig
Samcheck
 Asxcheck
Troubleshooting Procedures
Troubleshooting Procedures
Asxinfo
 Isolating the Problem
Checking the Network
 Verify the Transport Protocol Status
Verify the NetBIOS Protocol Status
Verify the Status of the Physical Network
 Isolating Problems on the Advanced Server
Verify Unix System Functionality
 Are All of the Server Services Running?
Is the Server Running?
 Are There Messages in the Error Logs?
 Are All of the Server Resources Properly Shared?
Can the Server be Contacted From the Console?
 Can the Server be Contacted From a Client?
Is the Server Supporting a Maximum Number of Users?
Has the Advanced Server Registry Been Corrupted?
 Different System Access Permissions
Differences Between System Access Permissions
Troubleshooting a Shared Resource
 Unix System Access Permissions
 Turning Off Unix System Permission Checking
Unix System Group Permissions and Advanced Server
Unix System Permissions on Directories
Unix System File and Directory Permissions
 Understanding Unix System Access Permissions
Permission Description
 Changing Unix System Access Permissions
Solving Browsing Problems
Solving Browsing Problems
Problem
 Resolution
Solving Printing Problems
Solving Printing Problems
 Printer name is invalid
 Print jobs in the queue are not printing
 Solving Problems With Unknown File Systems
Solving Problems With Unknown File Systems
 File names with umlauts are not visible after an upgrade
Troubleshooting
 Advanced Server for Unix directories and files
Path /etc Comment
 Path /usr/include Comment
Path /opt Comment
Path /usr/bin Comment
 Path /usr/lib Comment
Path /usr/share Comment
 Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/bin
Path /var/opt/lanman Comment
Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/addon
 Link to /var/opt/lanman/bin/asx
 Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/bin
 Path Comment
Directory with Advanced Server for Unix data
 Repladm Administration command for the replicator service
 Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/init.d
Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/lib
 Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/service Directory with services
Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/logs
 Path /var/opt/nbrfc Comment
Path /var/opt/nbrfc/bin Comment
 Path Comment Var/opt/nbrfc/conf
 Advanced Server Registry
 Advanced Server Registry Structure
Advanced Server Registry Structure
Value Entries in the Registry Keys
Root key name Description
 Data type Description
 Using Registry Editor
Using Registry Editor
Connecting to a Remote Registry
 Viewing the Registry
 Registry Editor Commands
 Procedure Keyboard action
Using AS/U Administrator
Using AS/U Administrator
 Policy Advanced Server Registry Key
 Using AS/U Administrator
 Registry Keys and Values
Registry Keys and Values
 SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters \Pulse
 Alert Parameters Entries
AlertAdminOnLicenseOverflow Regdword 0 or
Advanced Server Key Descriptions
Advanced Server Key Descriptions
 EnableSoftCompat Regdword 0, 1, or
File Service Parameters Entries
ConnectTimeout Regdword 0 infinity
AclCacheSize Regdword 0
 ForceFileAcl Regdword 0 or
EnableSoftFileExtensions Regmultisz List
ForceDirectoryAcl Regdword 0 or
ForceFileFlush Regdword 0 or
 MaxZeroFillInKB Regdword 0 infinity
MaxEASize Regdword 1 infinity
MaxFileSizeInKB Regdword 100 infinity
MemoryMapFiles Regdword 0 or
 NfsCheck Regdword 0 or
OplockTimeout Regdword 1 infinity
NameSpaceMapping Regdword 0, 1, 2, or
 SyncAclFileOnWrite Regdword 0 or
ReportNTFS Regdword
RootOwnsFilesCreatedOnNFS
TruncatedExtensions Regdword 0 or
 UnixDirectoryPerms Regdword 0
UnixCloseCount Regdword 1
UnixDirectoryCheck Regdword 0, 1, or
UnixFilePerms Regdword 0
 UseEAs Regdword 0 or
UseNfsLocks Regdword 0 or
 WriteBehind Regdword 0 or
VolumeLabel Regdword 0 or
UseUnixLocks Regdword 0
 NetAdminUserName Regsz Character string
Net Administration Parameters Entries
NetAdminGroupName Regsz Character string
 CallXpstatDev Regdword 0 or
Parameters Entries
BigEndianLuidCompatibilityMode Regdword 0 or
CheckPrintQueueInMinutes Regdword 1 infinity
 Locale
DisableUpLevelPrinting Regdword 0 or
DeletedPrintJobTimeOnQ Regdword 0 infinity
MaxDirectoryBufferSize Regdword 1 infinity
 MaxMailslotReadTime Regdword 1 infinity
MaxServiceWaitTime Regdword 5 seconds infinity
MaxIpcTryCount Regdword 1 infinity
MaxMessageSize Regdword 1024
 SizeGcBufferPoolInKB Regdword 1 infinity
Time Default Advanced Server 4.0 for Unix Systems NativeOS
SendByeMessage Regdword 0 or
SpoolinAsUnixUser Regdword 0 or
 LockNapInMSec Regdword 1 infinity
Process Parameters Entries
KeepSpareServer Regdword 0 or
MaxLockTimeInSeconds Regdword 5 infinity
 NumCIStructs Regdword 0 infinity
MinSmbWorkerTasks Regdword 0
MinVCPerProc Regdword 0 infinity
NumCLIENTSESSION Regdword 5 infinity
 SpareServerTime Regdword 0 infinity
NumSERVERSESSION Regdword 5 infinity
NumUStructs Regdword 1 infinity
StopOnCore Regdword 0 or
 VCDistribution Regmultisz List
 EventlogMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
RPC Parameters Entries
BrowserMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
 SamrMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
LsarpcMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
NetlogonMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
SpoolssMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity
 User Service Parameters Entries
Share Parameters Entries
 NewUserShell Regsz Character string
GroupUpdateTime Regdword 0 infinity
ForceUniqueUnixUserAccount Regdword 0 or
SyncUnixHomeDirectory Regdword 0 or
 Alerter Service Parameters
 Browser Service Parameters
 File Regexpandsz Path and file name
EventLog Service Entries
WinsServer
 Lanman Server Parameters
 AutoDisconnect
EnableSecuritySignature Regdword 0 or
ErrorAlert Regdword 0 infinity
Hidden Regdword 0 or
 RequireSecuritySignature Regdword 0 or
MaxMpxCt Regdword 1
NullSessionShares Regmultisz List of shares
SrvAnnounce Regdword 1 infinity
 QueryDelay Regdword 1 infinity
Net Logon Service Parameters
Net Logon Service Parameters
Lanman Server Shares
 Scripts Regexpandsz
RefusePasswordChange Regdword 0 or
RelogonDelay Regdword 1 infinity
 Netrun Service Parameters
MaxRuns Regdword 1 to
 Replicator Service Entries
 Pulse Regdword 1 to
Interval Regdword 1 to
MaxFilesInDirectory Regdword 0 to infinity
Random Regdword 1 to
 UPS Service Parameters Entries
 PowerMessageInterval Regdword 0 infinity
Wins Service Parameters
PowerFailAddress Regsz
 DoStaticDataInit Regdword
MemberPrec Regdword 0 or
 Lanman.ini File
 Syntax
 Parameters
 Values any domain name of 1-15 characters
 Country Code
 Server looks for these dynamic libraries on startup
 Server’s Unix system name
 Nethelpfile Location of the help file used by the net help
 OS/2 folder shows either no files or one file
 See the chapter Configuring NetBIOS
 Default /var/opt/lanman/addon/fsaddon
 Lanman.ini Parameter Mapping to Registry Keys
Lanman.ini Parameter Mapping to Registry Keys
 Domain None lanman.ini file
 Lanman.ini Parameter Mapping to Registry Keys
 Lanman.ini File
 Lanman.ini File
 Lanman.ini File
 Lanman.ini File
 Lanman.ini File
 Lanman.ini Parameter Mapping to Registry Keys
 Maxspoolers None obsolete Psaddonpath None lanman.ini file
 Maxruns NetRun\Parameters MaxRuns Runpath RunPath
 Advanced Server
Administration shell
Administrator
Alerter
 Browser
Backup domain controller
Glossary Auditing
Client
 Interprocess communication IPC$
Glossary Group
Home directory
LM named pipe
 Messenger
NetBIOS
Glossary Member server
Message Popup
 Netrun
Password
Glossary Netlogon security
Primary domain controller
 Session
Glossary Server
Server system
Share
 Share table
Subcommands
Glossary Sharename
Shared directory
 Trust relationship
Glossary Timesource
Timesource server
User account
 Glossary Wins Service
Workstation
 Abbreviations
 Abbreviations
 TSR
 Advanced Server for Unix
LAN Manager/X
 Related publications
MS Network Client
 Related publications MS Network Client
 Related publications Other Siemens publications
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