Chapter 4

Solaris CIFS Client Administration (Tasks)

This chapter provides instructions on how to use the Solaris CIFS client to access CIFS shares from a CIFS server in a Windows environment.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Managing CIFS Mounts in Your Local Environment (Task Map)

• Managing CIFS Mounts in the Global Environment (Task Map)

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Note - CIFS is an enhanced version of the SMB protocol, which allows CIFS clients to access files and resources on CIFS servers. The terms SMB and CIFS can be considered interchangeable.

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