This feature is related to change password of the SVM’s machine account which is used to communicate with the DC, existing CIFS sessions are not affected by this change Depending on the authentication...This feature is related to change password of the SVM’s machine account which is used to communicate with the DC, existing CIFS sessions are not affected by this change Depending on the authentication method it could lead to a delay in the client authentication (and maybe an authentication failure if the client needs to renew the kerberos ticket to access)