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Cifs server creation failed with Error "The NetBIOS name cannot be longer than 15 characters."

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ONTAP 9

Issue

Creating a cifs server for workgroup authentication fails with the following error.

::> vserver　cifs create -vserver XXX -cifs-server XXXXXX -workgroup workgroup01
Error: The NetBIOS name　"XXXXXX" cannot be longer than 15 characters.

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