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Error is presented when attempting to create a new CIFS share

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB

Issue

Error is presented when attempting to create a new CIFS share:         

Error: command failed: The specified path "/share/folder" cannot be used. Reason: This is not a valid file-type for CIFS share.

 

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