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Unable to add domain user to local group with Error: "command failed: Failed to resolve name" in ONTAP 9

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/SMB
  • Active Directory (AD)

Issue

  • A user or group  is deleted and recreated in AD before adding the same user or group to a local group in ONTAP
  • Post that, adding a domain user or group from the local group fails with an "command failed: Failed to resolve name" error

Example:

    cluster1::*> cifs users-and-groups local-group add-members -vserver svm1 -group-name BUILTIN\ADMINISTRATORS

    -member-names Domain1\User

     Error: command failed: Failed to resolve name Domain1\User

 

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