Glossary Wins Service, Workstation | Siemens V4.0 specification

Glossary

WINS Service

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) for Advanced Server provides a Windows NT compatible, replicated, dynamic database for registering and querying NetBIOS computer name-to-IP address mappings in a routed network environment. Advanced Server WINS is designed to solve the problems that occur with name resolution in complex internetworks.

workstation

See client.

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Advanced Server Unix Copyright and Trademarks Comments… Suggestions… Corrections… Preface Target Group Target group Summary of contents Convention Changes since the last version of the manualNotational conventions Changes since the last version Introduction to Advanced Server for Unix Shared resources Client-server architecture Name Meaning Names in the networkShared resources Computername server name System name Network name UsernameSharename Domain name Mapping of file attributes through Advanced Server for Unix OS/2 Permissions Owner Group Filename Share table list of shared resources Shared directory Printer spoolers Shared printer resource Sharing a printer Interprocess communication resource, IPC$Shared client printer Printer server LM named pipes Mailslots Using the Unix operating system from the PC Alerter ServicesServices Service Comments Server role Task ReplicatorNetlogon Timesource Browser Snmp serviceNetrun service Windows Internet Naming Service Connection management Connection managementSessions Connection to a resource Security concept Administration of Advanced Server for UnixAdministration Programming interface API Remote administrationRemote administration under MS-DOS Remote administration under Windows Compatibility Remote Procedure Call RPCCompatibility Client software Server hardware Role of the server LAN Manager/X Important changes to Version LAN Manager/X Interoperability with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95/98 Support for Unix quotas configurable Important changes to Advanced Server for Unix Advanced Server for Unix V4.0A Compatibility Communication between the processes Process model Process Task Overview of the processesProcess model Lmx.browser Lmx.ctrl Lmx.dmn Lmx.alerter Process lmx.ctrl Lmx.browser process Process lmx.srvProcess lmx.dmn Lmx.alerter process Lmx.nvalert process Lmx.netrun processProcess lmx.extd Network communication Network communication Local communication for Unix systems Local communication for Unix systems Advanced Server for Unix delivery package Installing Advanced Server for Unix Main memory Installing Advanced Server for UnixHardware and software requirements Hardware requirements File system Min. number in Mbytes Comment Hard disk storage Product name Meaning Software requirementsSystem Software version Dependencies Installation procedureInstallation procedure Deinstalling previous versions Deinstalling previous versions Deinstalling LAN Manager/X V2.0 To ignore old name mappings Deinstalling Advanced Server for UnixSpecial features of NetBIOS configuration To manually convert old name mappings Automatic installation with TransView SAXAutomatic installation with TransView SAX To automatically convert old name mappings Readme Installing from CD-ROM with cdinst Product Manual Product Manual Installing the prerequisited packages Installing the prerequisited packagesInstalling the SIreadmeM package Installing NetBIOS Installing the prerequisited packages Or as an alternative Example entries in names.cfg Installing server software asxserver package Installing server software asxserver packagePreparing the installation Stop the server Installation steps Interface name of the spooler used by the server Interactive or non-interactive installationOutput language Server role Server name Name of the primary domain controller Name of the administratorStances Domain language Administrator’s password 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 Environment variable Meaning After the installationAutomatic Start and Stop Advanced Server for Unix environment variables Upgrade of lanman.ini parameters Asxtools and asxtoolsD Installing optional packagesInstalling optional packages Msclients Asxdocs Asxsnmp Installing the msclients package Installing the asxtools and asxtoolsD packages Installing the asxdocs package Installing the asxman package Installing with the default configuration Installation is started implicitly with pkgadd Stopserver Rlang Rpassword Deinstalling the server Deinstalling Advanced Server for UnixDeinstalling optional packages Enter pkgrm asxserver Deinstalling NetBIOS Configuring NetBIOS Configuring Advanced Server for Unix NetBIOS Names Introduction to NetBIOSConfiguring NetBIOS Broadcast name resolution Names.cfg file Windows Internet Name Service Wins Interfaces.cfg file Configuring Network Interfaces Active= Example of an automatically created interfaces.cfg file Brdcastlist= Usedbywins=Ipaddr= , brdcastaddr=, netmask= To add or remove network interfaces To view the current NetBIOS configuration Syntax Commands used for configuring network interfacesSyntax getconfig Example output of getconfig Configuring NetBIOS Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution Wins.cfg file Example of /var/opt/nbrfc/conf/wins.cfg To view the current Wins client configuration LeTfkwO LgwyO me s,X8Xpl? uu At the command prompt type Commands used for administering name resolution Options Example output of a nbtstat -ncommand Parameters Example Guidelines for configuring name resolution Configuring NetBIOS Tunable Parameters Nbmaxsess default 256, min 32, max Nbrfcwinsreg old 0 new Configuring Advanced Server for Unix Configuring NetBIOSTo change the behavior of the NetBIOS kernel components Nbrfcstatbcast old 1 new Configuring NetBIOS Startup Parameters Parameter Comments Connecting Advanced Server for Unix to LoggingGuidelines for NFS file systems Guidelines for NFS file systems #LOGFILE Connecting Advanced Server for Unix to Logging Functionality Restricting the user’s disk spaceRestricting the user’s disk space Mapping Advanced Server for Unix users to Unix users Configuring the disk space restrictionExample of configuring Unix quotas Share the directory Keyword Spool system Configuring printers on the Unix systemConfiguring AT&T spooler Configuring printers on the Unix system Configuring Spool Adding the printer to the supervisor Setting up the spool serverSetting up the supervisor Checking the printer Setting up the printer group Optimizing performance with Spool Setting the priority for print jobs from SpoolLarge Spool V4.x configurations Shared client printer via TSR program Configuration for shared client printerSetting up the shared client printer Configuration for shared client printer Addclipr Purpose Examples Delclipr Prsrv option guidelines Activating Advanced Server for Unix Starting NetBIOSStart Advanced Server for Unix with NetBIOS Terminating Advanced Server for Unix Sharing resources Etc/init.d/mssrv stop Terminating NetBIOSStopping and starting individual services Start command Stop command Service Status display of the Advanced Server for Unix processes Adapting the configurationSetting up a Unix development environment Call Meaning Call options for compilers and linkers Changing server attributes Administration guidelines Changing server attributes Sharing a CD-ROM drive Administration guidelines Sharing a CD-ROM drive Spool 4.x or Xprint System data backupAdministration guidelinesProcessing the printer queue Processing the printer queue Status messages from Spool via Popup Processing the printer queueChanging parameters for a printer queue Stopping and restarting print jobs Changing the order of print jobs Administering using the net admin commandAdministering using the net admin command Displaying the order of print jobs PC tools Tools for special tasks Syntax Output parameters Retrieving information on clients lmgetinf.exePC tools \WINDOWS 1 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/findbrow Tools for NetBIOSTools for NetBIOS SERVER1 Unique Sample names.cfg file 2 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/mvnames3 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/names2lm Options and Parameters System administrator toolsAccess permissions in Advanced Server for Unix System administrator tools Saving access permissions for resources accget YP sg Resourcename \ Sbackup file u Mountpoint u Editing saved resources and access permissions accadmErrors User2/user2.dat Moving directories with existing access permissions Saving the user configuration userget Adding and removing server names addserver/delserver Syntax of the asxpwexp.usr file Checking the password expiry with the asxpwexp utilityCompression of the ACL Database Compression of the ACL Database 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 failsProcedure when the failed system is operational again Network Clients Installing Network and Administrative Client Software Microsoft Network Client Version 3.0 for MS-DOS Creating Installation DiskettesCreating Installation Diskettes IO ttLy Using Windows NT Network Client Administrator Creating Network Installation Startup Disks Installing Network Client Administrator Administrative Clients Administrative ClientsCreating Installation Disk Sets Installing AS/U Administrator AS/X Administration Tool Installing Windows NT Administrative Tools Double-click on Add/Remove Programs Installing Windows NT Server Tools on Windows 95/98Select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu Logging on for Windows NT Server Tools Additional Password PromptsTrust Relationships Click on Event Viewer Using Event ViewerUsing Server Manager Using User Manager for Domains Removing Windows NT Server Tools From Windows 95/98 Editing Security Properties for Resources Considerations for Down-Level Windows Users Select the Install/Uninstall tab Administrative Clients Getting Online Help Getting Online Help Advanced Server Commands Administering Advanced Server at the Command Prompt Advanced Server Command Description Advanced Server Commands Advanced Server Commands Advanced Server Commands Administering a Local Advanced Server Net CommandAdministering Local and Remote Servers Net Command Administering a Remote Advanced Server Paging Through Screens Using Passwords With Commands Using Abbreviations Using Command Confirmation Typing Path Names With Unix System Net Commands Using Special Characters With Commands Typing Path Names at Client Computers Understanding Command Syntax Computers Getting Help on Net CommandsSyntax only for Net commands Command Descriptions Net Command Net Command Implementing Wins Name Resolution Services Name Resolution Services NetBIOS over TCP/IP NetBT Name Resolution Node Point-to-Point Node Node Broadcast Node Node Hybrid Node Node Multi-Node Other Combinations Wins and Broadcast Name Resolution Wins in a Routed Environment Example of an Internetwork with Wins Servers Client a Non-WINS Client B Wins Example of Clients and Servers Using Wins Name Registration Name Renewal Name Release Name Resolution Name Resolution Services Corp01 Router Wins Server Wins Proxy Wins and Dial-Up TCP/IP Networking Clients Implementing Wins Planning issuePlanning for Wins Server Implementation Wins Client Traffic on Routed Networks Planning for Wins Client Network Traffic Estimating Wins Client Traffic Daily Startup of Wins ClientsRoving User North America Planning for Replication Convergence Time Planning for Wins Server Fault TolerancePlanning for Wins Server Performance Planning Replication Partners and Proxies Setting Up a Wins Server Nbrfcpreload Installing Wins Manager To install Wins Manager Using the wins commandUsing the wins command Using the winsadm Command Using the winsadm Command Viewing Wins Server Status Using Wins ManagerConfiguring Wins Servers and Wins Client Behavior Using Wins Manager Configuration option Description Using Wins Manager Configuring Replication Partners Replication partner type Description Managing Static NetBIOS-to-IP Address Mappings Type option Description Importing Static Mappings in Advanced Server Wins Advanced Configuration Parameters for Wins Viewing the Wins Database Symbol DescriptionManaging the Wins Server Database File Description To backup the Wins databaseBacking Up the Database State before scavenging State after scavenging Scavenging the Database Compacting the Wins Database Troubleshooting Wins ServersTroubleshooting Wins Servers Verifying Wins Service Status To ensure that the Wins service is running Troubleshooting the Wins Server Database To determine why a Wins backup fails Troubleshooting Event Viewer Advanced Server Troubleshooting ToolsTools for Assessing the Status of the Server Advanced Server Tools Statistic Description Server StatisticsCurrent Statistics Cumulative Statistics Closing Sessions Session Information Remote Monitoring of Server Open ResourcesPrint Subsystem Event Logging Tools Providing Automatic Status on the Server Alerter ServiceUnix System and Advanced Server Features Lmstat Tools for Debugging Server ProblemsLmshell Regcheck Regconfig Acladm SrvconfigSamcheck Asxinfo Troubleshooting ProceduresTroubleshooting Procedures Asxcheck Checking the Network Isolating the Problem Verify the Transport Protocol Status Verify the NetBIOS Protocol StatusVerify the Status of the Physical Network Verify Unix System Functionality Isolating Problems on the Advanced Server Is the Server Running? Are All of the Server Services Running? Are There Messages in the Error Logs? Can the Server be Contacted From the Console? Are All of the Server Resources Properly Shared? 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 PermissionsTroubleshooting a Shared Resource Unix System Access Permissions Unix System File and Directory Permissions Unix System Group Permissions and Advanced ServerUnix System Permissions on Directories Turning Off Unix System Permission Checking Permission Description Understanding Unix System Access Permissions Problem Solving Browsing ProblemsSolving Browsing Problems Changing Unix System Access Permissions Resolution Solving Printing ProblemsSolving 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 Troubleshooting File names with umlauts are not visible after an upgrade Path /etc Comment Advanced Server for Unix directories and files Path /usr/include Comment Path /opt CommentPath /usr/bin Comment Path /usr/share Comment Path /usr/lib Comment Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/bin Path /var/opt/lanman CommentPath Comment Var/opt/lanman/addon Link to /var/opt/lanman/bin/asx Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/bin Directory with Advanced Server for Unix data Path Comment Repladm Administration command for the replicator service Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/lib Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/init.d Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/logs Path Comment Var/opt/lanman/service Directory with services Path /var/opt/nbrfc/bin Comment Path /var/opt/nbrfc Comment Path Comment Var/opt/nbrfc/conf Advanced Server Registry Root key name Description Advanced Server Registry StructureValue Entries in the Registry Keys Advanced Server Registry Structure Data type Description Using Registry Editor Using Registry EditorConnecting to a Remote Registry Viewing the Registry Registry Editor Commands Procedure Keyboard action Using AS/U AdministratorUsing 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 Advanced Server Key Descriptions AlertAdminOnLicenseOverflow Regdword 0 orAdvanced Server Key Descriptions Alert Parameters Entries AclCacheSize Regdword 0 File Service Parameters EntriesConnectTimeout Regdword 0 infinity EnableSoftCompat Regdword 0, 1, or ForceFileFlush Regdword 0 or EnableSoftFileExtensions Regmultisz ListForceDirectoryAcl Regdword 0 or ForceFileAcl Regdword 0 or MemoryMapFiles Regdword 0 or MaxEASize Regdword 1 infinityMaxFileSizeInKB Regdword 100 infinity MaxZeroFillInKB Regdword 0 infinity NfsCheck Regdword 0 or OplockTimeout Regdword 1 infinityNameSpaceMapping Regdword 0, 1, 2, or TruncatedExtensions Regdword 0 or ReportNTFS RegdwordRootOwnsFilesCreatedOnNFS SyncAclFileOnWrite Regdword 0 or UnixFilePerms Regdword 0 UnixCloseCount Regdword 1UnixDirectoryCheck Regdword 0, 1, or UnixDirectoryPerms Regdword 0 UseNfsLocks Regdword 0 or UseEAs Regdword 0 or WriteBehind Regdword 0 or VolumeLabel Regdword 0 orUseUnixLocks Regdword 0 NetAdminUserName Regsz Character string Net Administration Parameters EntriesNetAdminGroupName Regsz Character string CheckPrintQueueInMinutes Regdword 1 infinity Parameters EntriesBigEndianLuidCompatibilityMode Regdword 0 or CallXpstatDev Regdword 0 or MaxDirectoryBufferSize Regdword 1 infinity DisableUpLevelPrinting Regdword 0 orDeletedPrintJobTimeOnQ Regdword 0 infinity Locale MaxMessageSize Regdword 1024 MaxServiceWaitTime Regdword 5 seconds infinityMaxIpcTryCount Regdword 1 infinity MaxMailslotReadTime Regdword 1 infinity SpoolinAsUnixUser Regdword 0 or Time Default Advanced Server 4.0 for Unix Systems NativeOSSendByeMessage Regdword 0 or SizeGcBufferPoolInKB Regdword 1 infinity MaxLockTimeInSeconds Regdword 5 infinity Process Parameters EntriesKeepSpareServer Regdword 0 or LockNapInMSec Regdword 1 infinity NumCLIENTSESSION Regdword 5 infinity MinSmbWorkerTasks Regdword 0MinVCPerProc Regdword 0 infinity NumCIStructs Regdword 0 infinity StopOnCore Regdword 0 or NumSERVERSESSION Regdword 5 infinityNumUStructs Regdword 1 infinity SpareServerTime Regdword 0 infinity VCDistribution Regmultisz List EventlogMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity RPC Parameters EntriesBrowserMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity SpoolssMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity LsarpcMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinityNetlogonMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity SamrMaxCalls Regdword 5 infinity Share Parameters Entries User Service Parameters Entries SyncUnixHomeDirectory Regdword 0 or GroupUpdateTime Regdword 0 infinityForceUniqueUnixUserAccount Regdword 0 or NewUserShell Regsz Character string Alerter Service Parameters Browser Service Parameters File Regexpandsz Path and file name EventLog Service EntriesWinsServer Lanman Server Parameters Hidden Regdword 0 or EnableSecuritySignature Regdword 0 orErrorAlert Regdword 0 infinity AutoDisconnect SrvAnnounce Regdword 1 infinity MaxMpxCt Regdword 1NullSessionShares Regmultisz List of shares RequireSecuritySignature Regdword 0 or Lanman Server Shares Net Logon Service ParametersNet Logon Service Parameters QueryDelay Regdword 1 infinity Scripts Regexpandsz RefusePasswordChange Regdword 0 orRelogonDelay Regdword 1 infinity MaxRuns Regdword 1 to Netrun Service Parameters Replicator Service Entries Random Regdword 1 to Interval Regdword 1 toMaxFilesInDirectory Regdword 0 to infinity Pulse Regdword 1 to UPS Service Parameters Entries PowerMessageInterval Regdword 0 infinity Wins Service ParametersPowerFailAddress Regsz MemberPrec Regdword 0 or DoStaticDataInit Regdword 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 Alerter Administration shellAdministrator Advanced Server Client Backup domain controllerGlossary Auditing Browser LM named pipe Glossary GroupHome directory Interprocess communication IPC$ Message Popup NetBIOSGlossary Member server Messenger Primary domain controller PasswordGlossary Netlogon security Netrun Share Glossary ServerServer system Session Shared directory SubcommandsGlossary Sharename Share table User account Glossary TimesourceTimesource server Trust relationship Workstation Glossary Wins Service Abbreviations Abbreviations TSR LAN Manager/X Advanced Server for Unix MS Network Client Related publications Related publications MS Network Client Related publications Other Siemens publications Related publications Xprint Ordering manuals Index Dosutil Index Index Index Observe Index Unix Index Fax ++ 49 52 51 8-1 52 Comments Suggestions Corrections Fax ++49 Courses Consulting Self-tuition media