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CIFS shares inaccessible with domainfo PDBBROKEN status

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Applies to

7-Mode

Issue

  • Unable to access CIFS shares using IP or name, it goes into hung state intermittently.
  • Domainfo shows error "PDCBROKEN" for domain controllers :

vfiler run VF-vf01 cifs domaininfo

===== fraindapu-vf01
NetBIOS Domain:                         DBG
Windows Domain Name:                    d00.a00.ab.com
Domain Controller Functionality:        Not Available
Domain Functionality:                   Windows 2012 R2
Forest Functionality:                   Windows 2012 R2
Filer AD Site:                          0-1-re-***

Current Connected DCs:                  \\IST*****
Total DC addresses found:               49
Preferred Addresses:
                                        None
Favored Addresses:
                                        10.xx.xx.xx   FRAESWDBP01      PDCBROKEN
                                        10.xx.xx.xx   FRAESWDBP9       PDCBROKEN

  • After performing "cifs resetdc", DC shows connected but after sometime it goes to PDCBROKEN state.

 

 

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