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CIFS shares inaccessible with the error "Element not found"

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS
  • DFS

Issue

Windows clients get intermittent issues accessing CIFS shares via DFS with the below error
"\\xxxx\shares\cifs1" is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the Administrator of this Server to find out if you have access permission.
Element not found. "

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