topic Permission removed when using &quot;vfiler dr activate&quot; PLEASE HELP in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Permission-removed-when-using-quot-vfiler-dr-activate-quot-PLEASE-HELP/m-p/70246#M16394 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When we perform a planned failover using "vfiler dr activate" and bring up the dr site and try to access the filer via computer management we are denied access.&nbsp; When we look at the permissions the administrators group on the vfiler is wiped out and we have to re-add the administrators group.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:52:16 GMT TONYGMEISTER 2025-06-05T06:52:16Z Permission removed when using "vfiler dr activate" PLEASE HELP https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Permission-removed-when-using-quot-vfiler-dr-activate-quot-PLEASE-HELP/m-p/70246#M16394 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When we perform a planned failover using "vfiler dr activate" and bring up the dr site and try to access the filer via computer management we are denied access.&nbsp; When we look at the permissions the administrators group on the vfiler is wiped out and we have to re-add the administrators group.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:52:16 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Permission-removed-when-using-quot-vfiler-dr-activate-quot-PLEASE-HELP/m-p/70246#M16394 TONYGMEISTER 2025-06-05T06:52:16Z Permission removed when using "vfiler dr activate" PLEASE HELP https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Permission-removed-when-using-quot-vfiler-dr-activate-quot-PLEASE-HELP/m-p/70251#M16395 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is it a local account or is it a domain account?&nbsp; If a domain account is the domain available?&nbsp; Does "vfiler run vfilername useradmin user list" and "vfiler run vfilername domainuser list -g administrators" match on the source vfiler and the target dr vfiler?&nbsp; It might be that the group is there but not able to resolve.&nbsp; The vfiler entry should match exactly for the users, but if not then that sounds like a possible bug and should have support check to make sure.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:28:21 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Permission-removed-when-using-quot-vfiler-dr-activate-quot-PLEASE-HELP/m-p/70251#M16395 scottgelb 2011-06-24T15:28:21Z