Java 7 API - Files.getowner returning S-1-5-21-1256266458-1619763451-1018739985-1218

[mccpriya]

Hi. the files on my remote HP-UX system are accessed in Windows using the Samba map-drive setup. so when i try to obtain the owner of a file in the map-drive by using the API Files.getowner(), it returns me a sequence of digits like S-1-5-21-1256266458-1619763451-1018739985-1218 and not the username. however, if i use the same api for a file under the C:, it returns the username.
can anyone tell me why is the sequence of digits returned when i use the API for a file in the Samba mapdrive? how do i obtain the username and not the seqquence of digits?

[pbrockway2]

Moved from Eclipse forum.

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@OP: Please be frank about cross posting and use links so that everyone taking part in a discussion knows what else is being said. Be aware that many won't spend time on something that has been adaquately dealt with elsewhere, and won't chase about the internet seeing if that might be the case.

It looks like what you're seeing is the Windows SID, perhaps for whoever made the drive mapping. Sorry I don't know how you get a human readable name (if there is one) or the file owner as reported by the remote OS (if that is even possible).

[mccpriya]

Hi.
When i right click on the file under the Samba map-drive in Windows, go to Properties -> Security tab, there i can see the file owner in human readable form. but when i use the API Files.getowner(), it only returns the SID. is there any other API that will help me to obtain the file owner and not the SID?

[pbrockway2]

Yeah, that confirms what I thought.

Sorry, I have no direct experience with this. Goggle "java windows sid" reveals SID (JCIFS API) which may help.