Unable to rename CIFS server to a specific name cluster1::*> vserver cifs server modify -vserver svm2 -cifs-server CIFS3 -domain DEMO.NETAPP.COM -ou CN=Computers -default-site "" -status-admin up [ ...Unable to rename CIFS server to a specific name cluster1::*> vserver cifs server modify -vserver svm2 -cifs-server CIFS3 -domain DEMO.NETAPP.COM -ou CN=Computers -default-site "" -status-admin up [ 340] Successfully connected to ip 192.168.0.253, port 88 using 'cn=CIFS3,CN=Computers,dc=DEMO,dc=NETAPP,dc=COM' to Error: command failed: Failed to create the Active Directory machine account "CIFS3". Reason: LDAP Error: The server does not handle directory requests.
Applies to Data ONTAP 8 ONTAP 9 Active Directory (AD) Description CIFS rename is introduced in Data ONTAP 8.3.2 as a result of BUG 767633 (Allow a CIFS server's name and OU to be modified)