mmadquery primer (apparatus to query Active Directory from IBM Spectrum Scale)

If you intend to verify configuration on AD server or run basic checks against AD server from IBM Spectrum Scale node, then mmadquery is handy utility. mmadquery is also helpful when IBM Spectrum Scale is configured with AD RFC2307 file authentication and you want to ensure your AD users are populated with the required attributes …

Understanding and Solving NT_STATUS_INVALID_SID issue for SMB access with Spectrum Scale

If you have configured IBM Spectrum Scale with LDAP authentication and then encounter NT_STATUS_INVALID_SID error while accessing IBM Spectrum Scale samba shares, then ensure your cluster netbios sambaSID is part of LDAP user sambaSID. An example to illustrate the failure and proposed solution. 1. Cluster configured with LDAP File Authentication. $ mmuserauth service create –data-access-method …

Understanding and Solving WBC_ERR_DOMAIN_NOT_FOUND error with Spectrum Scale

Problem statement If IBM Spectrum Scale is configured with AD RFC2307 file authentication and you face either of the following issues: 1) NFS protocol access issue with some AD user (e.g. NFS permission denied)2) SMB protocol access issue with AD user (NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE)3) failure in resolving some AD user on IBM Spectrum Scale protocol node then …