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Folder is accessible via one file path, but not the other

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB

Issue

Example file system
  • The SVM contains thefile system /folder_A/folder_B/folder_C
  • share_A maps to folder_A
  • share_C maps to folder_C
Example symptoms
  • In File Explorer, user navigates to \\LIF\share_C and successfully accesses the contents of folder_C
  • In File Explorer, user navigates to \\LIF\share_A\folder_B\folder_C and gets error: Access Denied
    • vserver security trace says Access is denied for file operation, insufficient share permission.

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