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"gpo.job.mainUpdateFailed" Errors after SVM-DR migration

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB
  • Group Policy Objects (GPO)

Issue

  • Error events in the ONTAP event logs:
ERROR gpo.job.mainUpdateFailed: GPO MainUpdate job(<GUID>) run failed for Vserver <SVM_NAME>, reason: Fetch failed: RPC to SecD failed: SecD Error: LDAP attribute missing..
  • The error references the old SVM name (e.g., NAS_vserver_DEST) after SVM-DR migration and renaming
    • Example log output:
eventlog show -event *mainUpdateFailed*
Time                Node        Severity   Event
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
9/30/2025 15:05:44  NAS_NODE    ERROR      gpo.job.mainUpdateFailed: GPO MainUpdate job(dap326456-125d-11k0-i164-d039aaa000) run failed for Vserver NAS_vserver, reason: Fetch failed: RPC to SecD failed: SecD Error: LDAP attribute missing..
  • No reported CIFS/SMB client access issues
  • The SVM was migrated via SVM-DR and then renamed

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