KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN with NFS LDAP
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- CIFS
- NFS
- Active Directory
- LDAP
Issue
- The SVM CIFS server machine account was deleted and then recovered from the Recycle Bin
vserver access check authentication show-creds
command fails with (KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN) error- Attempt to modify the CIFS machine account password fail
Cluster::> vserver cifs domain password reset -vserver <vserver>
Enter your user ID:
Enter your password:
Error: command failed: Password update failed. Reason: SecD Error: machine account does not exist.