DOCUMENT:Q102740  31-AUG-1993  [W_NTAS]
TITLE   :Macintosh Alias Does Not Use Microsoft UAM
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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When a user creates an alias of a Macintosh volume that resides on a
Windows NT Advanced Server running Services for Macintosh, that alias
will use only the Apple User Authentication Module (UAM), even if the
Windows NT Advanced Server computer requires the Microsoft UAM.
 
Apple System 7.x has the ability to create an alias for a file,
folder, or volume. The alias is a small file that points to the
original item. When the user selects the alias, the system
automatically connects the user to where the original file, folder, or
volume is, and uses the original. This functionality allows the user
to have an item in many places at once, without actually duplicating
the item.
 
An alias of a Macintosh AppleShare volume lets the user bypass having
to use the Chooser every time they want to use that AppleShare volume.
When the alias to an AppleShare volume is opened, the user is either
greeted with a logon dialog box, or is immediately logged on. (The
former only happens if the alias was created from a volume in which
the users name and password were saved.)
 
The alias works on "normal" AppleShare volumes or on AppleShare
volumes that reside on Windows NT Advanced Servers running Services
for Macintosh. The difference is that the alias only knows how to use
the Apple UAM, and if the Microsoft UAM is required by the Windows NT
Advanced Server, the alias will only be able to use the Apple UAM.
This results in the user being logged on with the guest option,
regardless of the user name and password given.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 security mac
KBCategory:
KBSubCategry: macnt

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