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Is the LDAP client configuration required for multiprotocol NAS name mapping?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Multiprotocol NAS
  • LDAP

Answer

If user account information is not present locally in the SVM or in a configured NIS server, then yes, the LDAP client configuration will be necessary for multiprotocol NAS environments.
  • The LDAP client configuration is utilized for lookups of Unix user accounts
  • These lookups are necessary to facilitate name mapping between between Windows user accounts and Unix user accounts
  • It is not possible for the LDAP client configuration to utilize a CIFS server's LDAP configuration because the lookups for Unix users and Windows users are inherently different
  • If the LDAP client configuration is deleted or otherwise nonexistent, users may encounter access failures primarily due to permission issues when name mapping cannot be completed

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