mapadmin

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

You can use Mapadmin to manage User Name Mapping for Microsoft Services for Network File System.

Syntax

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] {start | stop}

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] config option[...]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] add -wu WindowsUser -uu UNIXUser [-setprimary]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] add -wg WindowsGroup -ug UNIXGroup [-setprimary]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] setprimary -wu WindowsUser [-uu UNIXUser]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] setprimary -wg WindowsGroup [-ug UNIXGroup]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] delete option[...]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] list option[...]

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] backup filename

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] restore filename

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] adddomainmap -d WindowsDomain {-y NISDomain | -f path}

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] removedomainmap -d WindowsDomain -y NISDomain

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] removedomainmap -all

mapadmin [computer] [-u user [-p password]] listdomainmaps

Description

The mapadmin command-line utility administers User Name Mapping on the local or remote computer running Microsoft Services for Network File System. If you are logged on with an account that does not have administrative credentials, you can specify a user name and password of an account that does.

In addition to specific command arguments, mapadmin accepts the following arguments and options:

  • computer
    Specifies the remote computer running the User Name Mapping service that you want to administer. You can specify the computer using a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) name or a Domain Name System (DNS) name, or by Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  • -u user
    Specifies the user name of the user whose credentials are to be used. It might be necessary to add the domain name to the user name in the form domain**\**username.
  • -p password
    Specifies the password of the user. If you specify the -u option but omit the -p option, you are prompted for the user's password.

The specific action that mapadmin performs depends on the command argument you specify:

  • start
    Starts the User Name Mapping service.
  • stop
    Stops the User Name Mapping service.
  • config
    Specifies general settings for User Name Mapping. The following options are available with this command argument:

    -r dddd:hh:mm

    Specifies the refresh interval for updating from the Windows and NIS databases in days, hours, and minutes. The minimum interval is 5 minutes.

    -i yes | no

    Turns simple mapping on (yes) or off (no). By default, simple mapping is on.

    add

    Creates a new mapping for a user or group. The following options are available with this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -wu name

    Specifies the name of the Windows user for which a new mapping is being created.

    -uu name

    Specifies the name of the UNIX user for which a new mapping is being created.

    -wg group

    Specifies the name of the Windows group for which a new mapping is being created.

    -ug group

    Specifies the name of the UNIX group for which a new mapping is being created.

    -setprimary

    Specifies that the new mapping is the primary mapping.

    setprimary

    Specifies which mapping is the primary mapping for a UNIX user or group with multiple mappings. The following options are available with this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -wu name

    Specifies the Windows user of the primary mapping. If more than one mapping for the user exists, use the -uu option to specify the primary mapping.

    -uu name

    Specifies the UNIX user of the primary mapping.

    -wg group

    Specifies the Windows group of the primary mapping. If more than one mapping for the group exists, use the -ug option to specify the primary mapping.

    -ug group

    Specifies the UNIX group of the primary mapping.

    delete

    Removes the mapping for a user or group. The following options are available for this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -wu user

    The Windows user for which the mapping will be deleted, specified as WindowsDomain\UserName. You must specify either the -wu or the -uu option, or both. If you specify both options, the particular mapping identified by the two options will be deleted. If you specify only the -wu option, all mappings for the specified user will be deleted.

    -wg group

    The Windows group for which the mapping will be deleted, specified as WindowsDomain\GroupName. You must specify either the -wg or the -ug option, or both. If you specify both options, the particular mapping identified by the two options will be deleted. If you specify only the -wg option, all mappings for the specified group will be deleted.

    -uu user

    The UNIX user for whom the mapping will be deleted, specified as UserName. You must specify either the -wu or the -uu option, or both. If you specify both options, the particular mapping identified by the two options will be deleted. If you specify only the -uu option, all mappings for the specified user will be deleted.

    -ug group

    The UNIX group for which the mapping will be deleted, specified as GroupName. You must specify either the -wg or the -ug option, or both. If you specify both options, the particular mapping identified by the two options will be deleted. If you specify only the -ug option, all mappings for the specified group will be deleted.

    list

    Displays information about user and group mappings. The following options are available with this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -all

    Lists both simple and advanced mappings for users and groups.

    -simple

    Lists all simple mapped users and groups.

    -advanced

    Lists all advanced mapped users and groups. Maps are listed in the order in which they are evaluated. Primary maps, marked with an asterisk (*), are listed first, followed by secondary maps, which are marked with a carat (^).

    -wu name

    Lists the mapping for a specified Windows user.

    -wg group

    Lists the mapping for a Windows group.

    -uu name

    Lists the mapping for a UNIX user.

    -ug group

    Lists the mapping for a UNIX group.

    backup

    Saves User Name Mapping configuration and mapping data to the file specified by filename.

    restore

    Replaces configuration and mapping data with data from the file (specified by filename) that was created using the backup command argument.

    adddomainmap

    Adds a simple map between a Windows domain and an NIS domain or password and group files. The following options are available for this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -d WindowsDomain

    Specifies the Windows domain to be mapped.

    -y NISDomain

    Specifies the NIS domain to be mapped.

    -n nisServer
    Specifies the NIS server for the NIS domain specified with the -y option.

    -f path

    Specifies the fully qualified path of directory containing the password and group files to be mapped. The files must be located on the computer being managed, and you cannot use mapadmin to manage a remote computer to set up maps based on password and group files.

    removedomainmap

    Removes a simple map between a Windows domain and an NIS domain. The following options and argument are available for this command argument:

    Term Definition

    -d WindowsDomain

    Specifies the Windows domain of the map to be removed.

    -y NISDomain

    Specifies the NIS domain of the map to be removed.

    -all

    Specifies that all simple maps between Windows and NIS domains are to be removed. This will also remove any simple map between a Windows domain and password and group files.

    listdomainmaps

    Lists the Windows domains that are mapped to NIS domains or password and group files.

If you do not specify a command argument, mapadmin displays the current settings for User Name Mapping.

For all options that specify a user or group name, the following formats can be used:

For Windows users, use the form domain\username, \\computer\username, \computer\username, or computer\username

For Windows groups, use the form domain\groupname, \\computer\groupname, \computer\groupname, or computer\groupname

For UNIX users, use the form NISdomain\username, username**@**NISdomain, username@PCNFS, or PCNFS\username

For UNIX groups, use the form NISdomain\groupname, groupname**@**NISdomain, groupname@PCNFS, or PCNFS\groupname

See Also

Concepts

User Name Mapping administration