Services For Nfs Windows 7

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User Name Mapping is the core NFS authentication component in Services for UNIX, Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista. It bridges the gap presented by difference in user identification methods used by Windows and UNIX systems. It plays equally important role for Server for NFS and Client for NFS. Oct 18, 2012  Services for Network File System (NFS) feature is available only in the Windows 8 Enterprise edition.This feature is not available in Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro editions. Users when upgrading from Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise edition to Windows 8 Pro edition can no longer use Services for NFS feature. Turning on Services for NFS. On either Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows Enterprise OS, Services for NFS are turned off by default. You can turn on these services as follows: Access Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features → Turn Windows features on or off (see figure below). Oct 26, 2017  NFS on CentOS 7 & Windows 10 NFS Client Configuration By dmitry Linux, Microsoft, Networking, Technology 0 Comments I just finished building a really nice Windows 10 home workstation to replace my aging and sluggish 2013 Mac Pro system.

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Learning has never been so easy!

We had two NFS shares that we needed to allow windows user's to connect (if it was possible) after some hassle it was.

This is specifically for a machine that is not on an active directory domain or if you do not want to set up the AD identity service.

I have tested this functionality in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Anniversary edition.

** All OSes tested were enterprise edition. i believe all versions of 8 and 10 have this available but win 7 is enterprise only **

10 Steps total

Step 1: Go to windows add or remove features

Step 2: Under Services for NFS click on NFS Client for Windows

Step 3: Once the package installs follow these instructions

Find your linux UID and GID by typing the following on your linux server.

Id -USERNAME
this will print your uid and gid

Step 4: Once you have this information you will need to add/modify two registry keys:

*** Alternative Copy after this line to a text file and name it with a .reg extension and run it.***

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftClientForNFSCurrentVersionDefault]
'AnonymousGid'=dword:00000000
'AnonymousUid'=dword:00000000

Step 5: Make sure to edit the IDs before importing

This binary calculator can help convert a decimal number (the number you got from the id command) to hexadecimal which is the format the is required for the windows registry key.

http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/decimal-to-hex-converter

Alternatively, you can run or add the registry keys above by navigating to the location mentioned in the windows registry, when editing the registry key, make sure the decimal radio button is checked.

Step 6: Reboot!!

Yes i mean it, if not your NFS Client wills till use the old Anonymous IDs and will not allow you to connect if you dont allow anonymous connections

Step 7: Mounting NFS Share:

This step and forward is just instructions on mounting the share as it should now be accessible.

Step 8: Run a windows command prompt window.

Step 9: Type the following

mount -o nolock share:/SHAREPATH {desired drive letter}

Step 10: If you are mounting to the root of the share location, type in

Mount -o nolock share:/! {desired drive letter}

it is very important to put the ! As the connection will not work without it.

Published: Nov 04, 2016 · Last Updated: Nov 09, 2016

10 Comments

  • Cayenne
    SBS0518 Nov 4, 2016 at 07:20pm

    I'm on 7, SP1 but the NFS option isn't listed.

  • Serrano
    Xylems92 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:07pm

    Ill attach a screen shot of what it looks like and the version of windows 7 i am running.

  • Serrano
    JM0176 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:08pm

    its pretty straight forward i'm not a huge linux user myself only our guys who code really use linux. But its cool to know if we need to access and of our servers this way.

  • Serrano
    Xylems92 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:11pm

    SBS0518: As far as the screen shot ill just leave it out. I changed the wording the options is not called NFS services its called Services for NFS so alphabetically look for S not N.

    The version of windows i am testing this on is : Windows 7 SP 1 Ver 6.1.7601

  • Serrano
    JoshScott9 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:50pm

    You need Windows 7 Enterprise for NFS Client. They took it out of Windows 7 Pro. Or else you can use a third-party option.

  • Serrano
    jorgealdana Nov 4, 2016 at 08:54pm

    SBS0518, You need the Enterprise version of Win7 to have the NFS features, Pro does not have it.

  • Serrano
    Xylems92 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:57pm

    Well there you have it. i never looked because we use enterprise here

  • Jalapeno
    gunnermike53 Nov 4, 2016 at 08:59pm

    I'm a little confuse. Why wouldn't you just map a drive

    ip addressshare folder

    UN: domainusername
    PW: whatever

  • Mace
    bbigford Nov 4, 2016 at 10:25pm

    @mchance2, you're thinking of SMB (Server Message Block). That's for windows. NFS (Network File System) is what *nix uses primarily. If you try to connect to a *nix share the way you're suggesting, it won't work.

  • Jalapeno
    MassT Nov 7, 2016 at 09:50pm

    What there is an NFS client in Windows! Thank you very much for info.

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Applies to: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Network File System (NFS) provides a file sharing solution that lets you transfer files between computers running Windows Server and UNIX operating systems using the NFS protocol. This topic describe the steps you should follow to deploy NFS.

What's new in Network File System

Here's what's changed for NFS in Windows Server 2012:

  • Support for NFS version 4.1. This protocol version includes the following enhancements.

    • Navigating firewalls is easier, improving accessibility.
    • Supports the RPCSEC_GSS protocol, providing stronger security and allowing clients and servers to negotiate security.
    • Supports UNIX and Windows file semantics.
    • Takes advantage of clustered file server deployments.
    • Supports WAN-friendly compound procedures.

  • NFS module for Windows PowerShell. The availability of built-in NFS cmdlets makes it easier to automate various operations. The cmdlet names are consistent with other Windows PowerShell cmdlets (using verbs such as 'Get' and 'Set'), making it easier for users familiar with Windows PowerShell to learn to use new cmdlets.

  • NFS management improvements. A new centralized UI-based management console simplifies configuration and management of SMB and NFS shares, quotas, file screens and classification, in addition to managing clustered file servers.

  • Identity Mapping improvements. New UI support and task-based Windows PowerShell cmdlets for configuring identity mapping, which allows administrators to quickly configure an identity mapping source, and then create individual mapped identities for users. Improvements make it easy for administrators to set up a share for multi-protocol access over both NFS and SMB.

  • Cluster resource model restructure. This improvement brings consistency between the cluster resource model for the Windows NFS and SMB protocol servers and simplifies administration. For NFS servers that have many shares, the resource network and the number of WMI calls required fail over a volume containing a large number of NFS shares are reduced.

  • Integration with Resume Key Manager. The Resume Key Manager is a component that tracks file server and file system state and enables the Windows SMB and NFS protocol servers to fail over without disrupting clients or server applications that store their data on the file server. This improvement is a key component of the continuous availability capability of the file server running Windows Server 2012.

Scenarios for using Network File System

NFS supports a mixed environment of Windows-based and UNIX-based operating systems. The following deployment scenarios are examples of how you can deploy a continuously available Windows Server 2012 file server using NFS.

Provision file shares in heterogeneous environments

This scenario applies to organizations with heterogeneous environments that consist of both Windows and other operating systems, such as UNIX or Linux-based client computers. With this scenario, you can provide multi-protocol access to the same file share over both the SMB and NFS protocols. Typically, when you deploy a Windows file server in this scenario, you want to facilitate collaboration between users on Windows and UNIX-based computers. When a file share is configured, it is shared with both the SMB and NFS protocols, with Windows users accessing their files over the SMB protocol, and users on UNIX-based computers typically access their files over the NFS protocol.

For this scenario, you must have a valid identity mapping source configuration. Windows Server 2012 supports the following identity mapping stores:

  • Mapping File
  • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • RFC 2307-compliant LDAP stores such as Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
  • User Name Mapping (UNM) server

Provision file shares in UNIX-based environments

In this scenario, Windows file servers are deployed in a predominantly UNIX-based environment to provide access to NFS file shares for UNIX-based client computers. An Unmapped UNIX User Access (UUUA) option was initially implemented for NFS shares in Windows Server 2008 R2 so that Windows servers can be used for storing NFS data without creating UNIX-to-Windows account mapping. UUUA allows administrators to quickly provision and deploy NFS without having to configure account mapping. When enabled for NFS, UUUA creates custom security identifiers (SIDs) to represent unmapped users. Mapped user accounts use standard Windows security identifiers (SIDs), and unmapped users use custom NFS SIDs.

System requirements

Server for NFS can be installed on any version of Windows Server 2012. You can use NFS with UNIX-based computers that are running an NFS server or NFS client if these NFS server and client implementations comply with one of the following protocol specifications:

  1. NFS Version 4.1 Protocol Specification (as defined in RFC 5661)
  2. NFS Version 3 Protocol Specification (as defined in RFC 1813)
  3. NFS Version 2 Protocol Specification (as defined in RFC 1094)

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Deploy NFS infrastructure

You need to deploy the following computers and connect them on a local area network (LAN):

  • One or more computers running Windows Server 2012 on which you will install the two main Services for NFS components: Server for NFS and Client for NFS. You can install these components on the same computer or on different computers.
  • One or more UNIX-based computers that are running NFS server and NFS client software. The UNIX-based computer that is running NFS server hosts an NFS file share or export, which is accessed by a computer that is running Windows Server 2012 as a client using Client for NFS. You can install NFS server and client software either in the same UNIX-based computer or on different UNIX-based computers, as desired.
  • A domain controller running at the Windows Server 2008 R2 functional level. The domain controller provides user authentication information and mapping for the Windows environment.
  • When a domain controller is not deployed, you can use a Network Information Service (NIS) server to provide user authentication information for the UNIX environment. Or, if you prefer, you can use Password and Group files that are stored on the computer that is running the User Name Mapping service.

Install Network File System on the server with Server Manager

  1. From the Add Roles and Features Wizard, under Server Roles, select File and Storage Services if it has not already been installed.
  2. Under File and iSCSI Services, select File Server and Server for NFS. Select Add Features to include selected NFS features.
  3. Select Install to install the NFS components on the server.

Install Network File System on the server with Windows PowerShell

  1. Start Windows PowerShell. Right-click the PowerShell icon on the taskbar, and select Run as Administrator.
  2. Run the following Windows PowerShell commands:

Configure NFS authentication

When using the NFS version 4.1 and NFS version 3.0 protocols, you have the following authentication and security options.

  • RPCSEC_GSS
    • Krb5. Uses the Kerberos version 5 protocol to authenticate users before granting access to the file share.
    • Krb5i. Uses Kerberos version 5 protocol to authenticate with integrity checking (checksums), which verifies that the data has not been altered.
    • Krb5p Uses Kerberos version 5 protocol, which authenticates NFS traffic with encryption for privacy.
  • AUTH_SYS
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You can also choose not to use server authorization (AUTH_SYS), which gives you the option to enable unmapped user access. When using unmapped user access, you can specify to allow unmapped user access by UID / GID, which is the default, or allow anonymous access.

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Instructions for configuring NFS authentication on discussed in the following section.

Create an NFS file share

You can create an NFS file share using either Server Manager or Windows PowerShell NFS cmdlets.

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Create an NFS file share with Server Manager

  1. Log on to the server as a member of the local Administrators group.
  2. Server Manager will start automatically. If it does not automatically start, select Start, type servermanager.exe, and then select Server Manager.
  3. On the left, select File and Storage Services, and then select Shares.
  4. Select To create a file share, start the New Share Wizard.
  5. On the Select Profile page, select either NFS Share – Quick or NFS Share - Advanced, then select Next.
  6. On the Share Location page, select a server and a volume, and select Next.
  7. On the Share Name page, specify a name for the new share, and select Next.
  8. On the Authentication page, specify the authentication method you want to use for this share.
  9. On the Share Permissions page, select Add, and then specify the host, client group or netgroup you want to grant permission to the share.
  10. In Permissions, configure the type of access control you want the users to have, and select OK.
  11. On the Confirmation page, review your configuration, and select Create to create the NFS file share.

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Windows PowerShell equivalent commands

The following Windows PowerShell cmdlet can also create an NFS file share (where nfs1 is the name of the share and C:sharesnfsfolder is the file path):

Known issue

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NFS version 4.1 allows the file names to be created or copied using illegal characters. If you attempt to open the files with vi editor, it shows as being corrupt. You cannot save the file from vi, rename, move it or change permissions. Avoid using illegal characters.