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What is the impact of disabling NTLM and only use Kerberos?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Kerberos

Answer

Unless the entire environment is setup to use Kerberos, disabling NTLM is not recommended. If for any reason KRB fails, there is nothing to fall back on to access data.

 

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