For automatic user name mapping to occur for CIFS and UNIX usernames that are the same, what must you do?

For automatic user name mapping to occur for CIFS and UNIX usernames that are the same, what must you do?

• A. Enter the CIFS user in the NIS database.
• B. Enter the user names in the /etc/hosts.equiv file.
• C. Use both an NIS server and a Domain Controller in the network.
• D. Nothing: mapping will occur if user name authentication is available.

Answer: (D)

Automatic mapping happens without extra steps whenever a CIFS/Windows user authenticates and there is a UNIX account with the same login name on the NetApp system. In this scenario, no NIS entry, no /etc/hosts.equiv entry, and no Domain Controller setup are required—the built-in name-mapping links the Windows user to the UNIX account automatically. The key is that the UNIX account with that name exists; if it doesn’t, there’s nothing to map to.

Automatic mapping happens without extra steps whenever a CIFS/Windows user authenticates and there is a UNIX account with the same login name on the NetApp system. In this scenario, no NIS entry, no /etc/hosts.equiv entry, and no Domain Controller setup are required—the built-in name-mapping links the Windows user to the UNIX account automatically. The key is that the UNIX account with that name exists; if it doesn’t, there’s nothing to map to.