Configuring the Solaris CIFS Service – Process Overview
This section describes the high-level process for configuring the Solaris CIFS service.
Determine your identity mapping strategy.
See Creating Your Identity Mapping Strategy.
Configure the Solaris CIFS service as a client to the various services that are used in your environment.
Your Solaris system might need to be a client of other services that are available in your environment.
The following list shows these other services and points to information about how to configure your Solaris system as a client of that service.
For DNS, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
For Kerberos, see Configuring Kerberos Clients (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
For LDAP, see Chapter 12, Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
For NIS, see Setting Up NIS Clients in System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
For NTP, see How to Set Up an NTP Client in System Administration Guide: Network Services.
Determine whether you want the Solaris CIFS service to join an existing Windows domain or a Windows workgroup.
Define one or more CIFS shares.
See Managing CIFS Shares (Task Map).
