Configuring the authentication renewal period

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

To configure how often authentication is renewed 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 Server Settings tab.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • To prevent Server for NFS from periodically renewing authentication, click Do not renew authentication.

    • To configure Server for NFS to renew authentication periodically, click Renew authentication every: and type how many seconds will elapse before authentication will be renewed. The default is 600 seconds.

  6. Click Apply.

To configure how often authentication is renewed using the command line

  1. Open the command prompt.

  2. To configure Server for NFS to renew authentication periodically, type the following at the command prompt:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] config renewauth=yes

    **nfsadmin server [ComputerName] config renewauthinterval=**seconds

  3. To configure Server for NFS to not renew authentication periodically, type the following at the command prompt:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] config renewauth=no

    Argument Description

    ComputerName

    The name of the computer you want to configure.

    seconds

    The number of seconds that will elapse before authentication is renewed. The default is 600.

    Note

    To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type: nfsadmin server /?