Configuring file-name character translation

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To configure file-name character translation using the Windows interface

1. Open Microsoft Services for Network File System: click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Microsoft Services for Network File System.

2. If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.

3. Right-click Server for NFS, and then click Properties.

4. Click the Filename Handling tab.

5. Select the Translate file namescheck box.

6. In the Character translation file box, type the fully qualified path of the file containing the character-translation map, or click Browse to find the file, and then click Apply.

   Important

   These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted. For information about how to stop and start Server for NFS, see Starting and stopping Server for NFS.

   Important

   To prevent unauthorized users from tampering with the file-name character translation file and causing Server for NFS to fail, ensure that the file is protected with a discretionary access control list (DACL) that grants Full Control to the built-in System account and to the Administrators group. The DACL should contain no other entries.

To configure file-name character translation using the command line

1. Open the command prompt.

2. At the command prompt, type:

   **nfsadmin server [ComputerMachineName] config translationfile=**file

   Argument	Description
   remoteMachineName	The name of the computer you want to configure.
   file	The fully qualified path and name of the file containing the character-translation map list. If you do not specify a file, character translation will be disabled.

   Important

   These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted. For information about how to stop and start Server for NFS.

See Also

Concepts

Starting and stopping Server for NFS