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Unable to mount CIFS from linux on a new FAS8020

SorinAndruseac — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:04:32 GMT

Hi all,

We have a CIFS share from a FAS 8020, ontap 8.3.2.

We are unable to mount this cifs share from a redhat 6.5.

The cifs works fine from all windows computers.

Any ideea will be highly apreciated.

Thank you!!!!

Re: Unable to mount CIFS from linux on a new FAS8020

NAYABSK — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:45:04 GMT

Hi Sorin,

Did you configure the /etc/usermap.cfg inorder to access your CIFS in UNIX environment. Please refer to the link on how to access CIFS share in UNIX environment.

https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-access-files-from-both-windows-cifs-and-unix-nfs-user-accounts?language=en_US

Do let us know if you face any issue further.

Thanks,

Nayab

Re: Unable to mount CIFS from linux on a new FAS8020

nitish — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 05:48:15 GMT

What's the security style of the volume (unix, ntfs, mixed)?

- If Unix what are the unix permissions on the volume

- vol show -volume <vol-name> -fields unix-permissions, security-style

Have you configured user mappings?

- Is the unix/linux user mapped to Winodows user properly

Do you see any errors in secd?

- event log show

Re: Unable to mount CIFS from linux on a new FAS8020

Naveenpusuluru — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:08:09 GMT

If it is c-mode then you need to create an export-policy and export-policy rule on the same storage pat where you have created cifs share. After that you have to create user mappings. Please follow the below steps to configure the user mappings.

vserver name-mapping create -vserver svm-edc-cifs -direction win-unix -position 1 -pattern demo\\administrator -replacement root

vserver name-mapping create -vserver svm-edc-cifs -direction unix-win -position 1 -pattern root -replacement demo\\administrator

Re: Unable to mount CIFS from linux on a new FAS8020

SorinAndruseac — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:42:02 GMT

Well ... actually the linux guy simply was using the wrong user to mount 😞

Thanks for all your suggestions