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How to mount a CIFS share on a windows server?
We have some AD tools to audit the data on the CIFS shares, this is possible only if we are able to mount the share on a windows server. So is there any way to mount the share on the windows server?
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dynamox
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
you can audit all that, it's just that information will go to the security log, while you can increase it on Celerra at some point entries will start rolling off so you need a third party tool that can capture that information in a database so your security folks can run reports, look for violations etc. So unless you are going to write some kind of application yourself that will parse these security logs, look at 3rd party tools (that support auditing of NAS appliances).
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August 30th, 2012 07:00
net use
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
Is this a command in windows and the shares are in production, this is non disruptive right.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
I want to see the cifs share as a local drive on the windows server. net use just makes it see like a network drive. As I cannot audit the CIFS shares using the AD tools without the shares being local.
dynamox
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
you can't make a CIFS share look as a local drive. You need to enable auditing on the CIFS server, then configure what object you want to audit on the share(s) themselves. All info will be going into your CIFS server security log.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
I don't think so. I need to verify with the windows team on that.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
and also I want to mount it permanently on the windows server
dynamox
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August 31st, 2012 06:00
can your application use UNC paths instead ?
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
so you need not enable the audit on cifs shares, you just need to add the share on Varonis and coustimize the audit report is that the case.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
can we check file permissions, folder changes using cifs audit, how reliable is it or is it better to go with third party tools.
Please recommend.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
got you. The error I get from AD tool to audit the CIFS share is The RPC server is unavailable - Error Code:800706ba
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
What the third party tools does is just capture the logs and present as reports( we need to enable the audit on shares even if we have 3rd party tools). Can you recommend some 3rd party tools.
BalajiPaladugu
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
Thanks dynamox
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
You still need to enable audit on CIFS server/share
dynamox
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August 31st, 2012 07:00
that tool may not support auditing of NAS filers. Tools like Varonis do.