Windows user unable to access CIFS share and access is denied error
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- CIFS
- SMB share-level ACLs
Issue
- Windows domain user is unable to access the CIFS share under a UNIX volume:
Access denied
- The UNIX volume has appropriate permissions for the mapped UNIX user
- The user has a domain group that has enough permission at the CIFS share-level ACLs
- Security trace (sectrace) shows an error
Node: node01
Vserver: svm01
Sequence Number: 1417393
Time: Thu Nov 21 15:12:18 2021
Index of the Filter: 1
Client IP Address: 10.10.10.10
Path of the File Being Accessed: -
Windows User Name: ntap\ts01
Effective Security Style On File: SECURITY_NONE
Result of Security Checks: Access is denied while mapping a share, insufficient share permission.
UNIX User Name: ts01
CIFS Session ID: 759138012188655452
Accessed CIFS Share Name: -
Protocol: cifs
Accessed Volume Name: -