UAM folder on windows 2000 server

[Angel]

Any help is appreciated.
I am trying to setup a windows 2000 server to host/share
mac files. I enables both mac file and print mac
services. When I tried to connect to server using an OS
9 mac, the server created a UAM folder on the C drive. I
wanted this folder to be on the D drive because I dont'
want to use the C drive as a share drive (not enough
space) Anyhow, I stopped both mac services, deleted the
UAM folder, restarted the mac service in on the server
hoping it would create the folder again, but it didnt.
I looked for help in the "built in" windows help. It
says to type at the command prompt "setup /i
oemnxpsm.inf /c uaminstal", but that is not working, it
can't find oemnxpsm.inf. How can I recreate the UAM
folder and also create in on the D drive.

 

[William M. Smith]

Any help is appreciated.
I am trying to setup a windows 2000 server to host/share
mac files. I enables both mac file and print mac
services. When I tried to connect to server using an OS
9 mac, the server created a UAM folder on the C drive. I
wanted this folder to be on the D drive because I dont'
want to use the C drive as a share drive (not enough
space) Anyhow, I stopped both mac services, deleted the
UAM folder, restarted the mac service in on the server
hoping it would create the folder again, but it didnt.
I looked for help in the "built in" windows help. It
says to type at the command prompt "setup /i
oemnxpsm.inf /c uaminstal", but that is not working, it
can't find oemnxpsm.inf. How can I recreate the UAM
folder and also create in on the D drive.

Hi Angel!

The UAM folder is created and shared to Macs when you install File Services
for Macintosh. Its only purpose is to all Macs to download the UAM file
stored in it. These UAM (User Authentication Module) is a small piece of
software that Macs can use to create a more secure authentication connection
with your server. By default Macs before Mac OS X were limited to 8
character passwords and would send these to the server in clear text during
login. The UAM allows for longer passwords and encrypted passwords.

If security is not an issue for you, then you can forget about the UAM. If
you would like to restore it, you need to move it from your C: drive to your
other partition and use Computer Management in the Administration Tools to
share it again to the Macs.

You have no need to make it anything more than read only. Mac users should
not store files here.

If you've deleted the UAM folder from the server, you can download the
latest UAM from Microsoft's website here
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=windows200
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Hope this helps! bill