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- Your mapping can still work even when the provisioning service underneath changes completely.
- The DFS convention is easier to remember than the fully qualified names.A fully qualified name may look something like, <as-chm-serv_2.ad.cornell.edu>.
- Mount points can be on a wide variety of services on campus, including services provisioned by CRCFChemIT, A&S, and CIT.
- Security is still managed on the shares using normal Domain accounts and authorization, using NTFS permissions & AD groups. This helps make permissions easier to understand for users, and more efficient to support and maintain.
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