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Changing CIFS permissions fails with error "Failed to resolve the security identifier (SID) for the account named"

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB
  • Workgroup mode

Issue

When attempting to add the Active Directory group "Domain\userA" to a CIFS share ACL, the following error is encountered:
 
Error: command failed: Failed to resolve the security identifier (SID) for the account named
       "Domain\userA". Reason: Object name either does not exist or could not be resolved using
       the available servers. Check the event log for additional information.

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