Unable to create new CIFS server
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- CIFS/SMB
Issue
Creating a new CIFS server failing with the following error:
Operation Create Cifs Server failed with error Failed to create the Active Directory machine account "vserver_name". Reason: Kerberos Error: Unknown error Details: Error: Machine account creation procedure failed [ 64382] Loaded the preliminary configuration. **[ 65875] FAILURE: Could not authenticate as ** 'user@domain.com': Cannot find KDC for ** requested realm (KRB5_REALM_UNKNOWN)