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CIFS Administration 7-3
other. You might want to view the description of a filer to find out, for example, what a
particular filer does or who is in charge of it.
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To change the description of a filer from Server Manager, perform the following steps:
1. Open Server Manager by choosing it from the Start menu.
2. From the Server Manager Computer menu, choose Select Domain.
Result: The Select Domain window opens.
3. In the Select Domain window, select the filer you want by typing its UNC name,
for example, \\FILERNAME, in the Domain field, then clicking OK.
4. Double-click a filer name.
Result: The Filer Properties window appears
5. Type a new description of the filer in the Description field.
6. Click OK.
Result: The new description goes into effect.
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To view the description of a filer, enter the following command:
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To change the description of a filer, enter the following command:
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where
description
is its description, which must be enclosed in quotation marks. The
description must be no longer than 48 characters.
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By default, Windows NT users who have an account map to a UNIX account of the
same name. If they do not have a Windows NT account, the user becomes a generic
user and uses the generic account, which is described in “Generic User Accounts.” In