CIFS Share Does Not Exist

Description

Client attempts to connect to an inexistent share.

Cause

• Spelling mistake on client side.

 

• Accessing the wrong server.

Workaround

List the available NAS shares and verify that all shares are

 

displayed and nothing has changed unintentionally.

 

Verify that you can access the problematic share using a

 

Windows client:

1 Click Run.

2 Enter the NAS service IP and share name: \\<NAS-IP>\<share- name>.

CIFS Path Share Not Found

Description

Client accessed a share which refers to an inexistent directory in

 

the NAS container.

Cause

• The NAS system is restored from a backup or remote replication.

 

During restore time, the directory structure is not complete and a

 

few directories may not exist.

 

Communicate the status and wait for the restore process

 

to complete.

 

• A client with an authorization to access a higher directory in the

 

same path deleted or altered a directory, which is mounted by

 

another client.

 

If multiple users are accessing the same dataset, it is recommended to

 

apply a strict permission scheme to avoid such conflicts.

Workaround

List all available shares on the NAS and identify the problematic

 

share. It should have an indication that it is not accessible.

 

1 Restore the problematic path from a backup.

 

2 Manually create the missing directories. Set permissions to

 

control access as required.

 

3 Remove the share and communicate to the client.

 

 

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