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Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Administrator's Guide

Configuring General CIFS Parameters

  1. Select Cluster Management > Protocols > CIFS Configuration. The CIFS Protocol Configuration page is displayed. By default, the General tab is selected .
  2. Select Allow clients to access files via the CIFS protocol to enable the CIFS file sharing protocol.
  3. In System description, enter a short description for the server. This description is displayed in the Windows Explorer title bar.
  4. Choose the way the system authenticates users identity. You can select one of the following methods:
    • To authenticate users using the Active Directory domain to which the system is joined, select Authenticate users' identity via Active Directory and local user database .
    • To authenticate users using an internal user database, select Authenticate users' identity via local users database.
  5. Click Save Changes. This restarts all user connections.

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