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Does -auth-sys-extended-groups option support Local files name services method?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Network File System

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Local files name services method is supported.
  • Using the -auth-sys-extended-groups option allows support for >16 auxiliary groups and is best applied with external name services, such as LDAP.
  • However, if an external name service server is unavailable, it supports leverage local files to create UNIX users and groups for support with -auth-sysextended-groups.
  • Simply create the users and groups you want to use and run the unix-group adduser command to populate the auxiliary group list.

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