topic vfiler name change in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/vfiler-name-change/m-p/21863#M1925 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When a vfiler is renamed, should the cifs setup be re run?</P><P>Will it cause any issues on the cifs shares configuration?</P><P>Ontap 8.1.2</P><P></P><P>The steps:</P><P></P><P>1. login to the vfiler</P><P>2.terminate cifs</P><P>3.Rename the vfiler</P><P>4.Delete the AD object (old vfiler name)</P><P>5. Rerun cifs setup again</P><P></P><P>Any other steps?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:48:39 GMT SRI_SUBA12 2025-06-05T05:48:39Z vfiler name change https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/vfiler-name-change/m-p/21863#M1925 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When a vfiler is renamed, should the cifs setup be re run?</P><P>Will it cause any issues on the cifs shares configuration?</P><P>Ontap 8.1.2</P><P></P><P>The steps:</P><P></P><P>1. login to the vfiler</P><P>2.terminate cifs</P><P>3.Rename the vfiler</P><P>4.Delete the AD object (old vfiler name)</P><P>5. Rerun cifs setup again</P><P></P><P>Any other steps?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:48:39 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/vfiler-name-change/m-p/21863#M1925 SRI_SUBA12 2025-06-05T05:48:39Z Re: vfiler name change https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/vfiler-name-change/m-p/21868#M1927 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV><P>That should be sufficient. </P><P>You have listed all the steps. <A __default_attr="17131" __jive_macro_name="user" class="jive_macro default_title jive_macro_user" target="_blank"></A> </P></DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Nov 2013 02:39:14 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/vfiler-name-change/m-p/21868#M1927 nitish 2013-11-28T02:39:14Z