To use unix services on windows.
Download SFU
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=896c9688-601b-44f1-81a4\
-02878ff11778&DisplayLang=en
Double click to unzip this file, it should upzip into your username's
Temp folder, something like C:\Documents and
Settings\"yourusername"\Local Settings\Temp.
locate the setup file and click through the installer process, as much
as you might hate to, accept the licence agreement.
Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\"yourusername"\Local Settings\Temp
Double click on Sfusetup
* Select Custom Install
* We only need to install :
o NFS -> NFS Client
o Auth Tools for NFS -> User Name Mapping
* Deselect Everything Else
Sick windows as usual reboot after installation finishes.
From linux box copy /etc/passwd and /etc/group files to windows pc.
Launch SFU
Start -> All Programs -> Windows Services for unix -> Services for
Unix Administration
3. In the "Client for NFS (On the Left) set the desired permissions of
the sharer (I chose rwx for owner and group, nothing for other)
* . Apply
In the "User Name Mapping" (On the Left)
* Select "Use Password and Groups Files" -> Enter C:\passwd and
C:\groups in the appropriate boxes
Maps Tab
* Select the "Show User Maps" -> . "Show Windows Users" and "Show Unix
Users"
o Select a Windows user and associate it with the appropriate Linux
User (one who can normally mount the NFS Share on a Ubuntu Client)
o . the "Add button"
Select the "Show Group Maps" -> . "Show Windows Groups" and "Show Unix
Groups"
o I mapped Windows Administrators to Linux Users
o . the "Add Button"
Back to configuration Tab
. the "Apply" button on the top left . the "Synchronize Now" button
near the bottom
To map the network . on tools of your file browser. navigate to the
nfs Network and select the nfs share.