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Configuring multidomain name-mapping searches

You can configure storage virtual machines (SVMs) to perform multidomain name-mapping searches. This enables ONTAP to search every bidirectional trusted domain to find a match when performing Linux user to Windows user name mapping.

  • Enabling or disabling multidomain name mapping searches
    With multidomain name mapping searches, you can use a wild card (*) in the domain portion of a Windows name when configuring Linux user to Windows user name mapping. Using a wild card (*) in the domain portion of the name enables ONTAP to search all domains that have a bidirectional trust with the domain that contains the CIFS server's computer account.
  • Resetting and rediscovering trusted domains
    You can force the rediscovery of all the trusted domains. This can be useful when the trusted domain servers are not responding appropriately or the trust relationships have changed. Only domains with a bidirectional trust with the home domain, which is the domain containing the CIFS server's computer account, are discovered.
  • Displaying information about discovered trusted domains
    You can display information about the discovered trusted domains for the CIFS server's home domain, which is the domain containing the CIFS server's computer account. This can be useful when you want to know which trusted domains are discovered and how they are ordered within the discovered trusted-domain list.
  • Adding, removing, or replacing trusted domains in preferred trusted domain lists
    You can add or remove trusted domains from the preferred trusted domain list for the CIFS server or you can modify the current list. If you configure a preferred trusted domain list, this list is used instead of the discovered bidirectional trusted domains when performing multidomain name mapping searches.
  • Displaying information about the preferred trusted domain list
    You can display information about which trusted domains are in the preferred trusted domain list and the order in which they are searched if multidomain name mapping searches are enabled. You can configure a preferred trusted domain list as an alternative to using the automatically discovered trusted domain list.