What format does ONTAP 9 support for a netgroup?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NIS
- LDAP
- Netgroups
Answer
- ONTAP utilizes the definition for nisNetgroupTriple found in RFC-2307
- ONTAP only supports the "hostname" field of the Netgroup Triple, and the string must contain legal values, as specified in RFC-2252
- An IP address can be compared as a string, utilizing the IP address of the incoming client being evaluated
- IPv4 addresses must be formatted without any notation, such as 10.212.52.204
- IPv6 addresses must be shortened and compressed as specified in RFC-5952
- For example, 2011:hu9:0:0:0:0:3:1 must be shortened to 2011:hu9::3:1.
- String comparison is utilized, so a partial match will not succeed
- The syntax requirement is the same for LDAP, NIS, and local netgroups
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