IBM AIX: smbc does not support DFS

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Question

Does the SMB client smbc on AIX® support DFS?

Answer

No, DFS is not supported by smbc. However, it is possible to mount shares from a DFS cluster by using the host name of a node in the DFS cluster instead of the DFS cluster name.

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Document Information

More support for:
AIX

Component:
Communication Applications->CIFS/SMB

Software version:
All Versions

Document number:
6831175

Modified date:
04 November 2022

UID

ibm16831175

IBM Support

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