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How does "auth-sys-extended-groups" differ from normal operations?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS
  • AUTH-SYS-EXTENDED-GROUPS

Answer

  • For an NFS server configured to use auth-sys-extended-groups, ONTAP will strip  the aux GID(s) from the RPC header and query LDAP or NIS for groups associated with the UID and then build the credential from the response.
  • If auth-sys-extended-groups is not enabled, ONTAP will create the credential from the RPC header.
    • NS-SWITCH is not consulted
    • Credential cache  is not consulted
    • A local user and or group does not need to be configured

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