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Q322898: Advanced Local Maps Use a Different Name Format in SFU 3.0

Article: Q322898
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbui
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows Services For UNIX (SFU) 2.0 mapping server stores advanced maps that
have been created by using local accounts with the computer name as part of the
map:

  <computer name>\<local user account>

In SFU 3.0, these maps are stored with the universal $LocalHost machine name:

  $LOCALHOST\<local user account>

When you move SFU 2.0 maps to an SFU 3.0 mapping server, you must delete and then
re-create these maps.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Only a Few Advanced Maps
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If there are only a few advanced maps, delete them by using SFU Administrator.
Note that the MAPADMIN command-line utility cannot delete these maps.

Many Advanced Maps
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If there are lots of advanced maps, edit the backup file, and make the changes
before you restore to the new mapping server.

The backup file is a simple text file in the following format:

  *:\\<computer
  name>\ntuser:1:nisdomain:nisserver:unixuser:passwd:uid:gid:

Open the backup file in a text editor (such as Notepad.exe), and then replace the
<computer name> with the $LOCALHOST value by using the Replace command on
the Edit menu:

  *:\\$LOCALHOST\ntuser:1:nisdomain:nisserver:unixuser:passwd:uid:gid:

Additional query words: solarcoaster interix

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Keywords          : kbtool kbui 
Technology        : kbWinServiceUNIXSearch kbWinServiceUNIX300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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