Active directory authentication, Troubleshooting active directory configuration – Dell PowerVault NX3600 User Manual

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Active Directory Authentication

Description

A valid Active Directory user fails to authenticate.

Cause

Probable causes may be:

The user is trying to authenticate using a wrong

password.

The user is locked or disabled in Active Directory.

Active Directory domain controllers are offline or

unreachable.

System clock and Active Directory clock are out

of sync.

Workaround

1. Check the NAS cluster solution system event log in

the NAS Manager for errors.

2. Verify that the user is not disabled or locked in

Active Directory.

3. Verify that domain controllers are online and

reachable using the network.

4. Kerberos requires client/server clocks to be in sync.

Verify the system time is in sync with the domain

controller time and if required, configure the NTP

setting of the system.

Troubleshooting Active Directory Configuration

Description

Unable to add Active Directory users and groups to CIFS

shares.

Cause

Probable causes may be:

Unable to ping the domain using FQDN.

DNS may not be configured.

NTP may not be configured.

Workaround

When configuring the system to connect to an Active

Directory domain:

1. Ensure that you use FQDN and not the NETBIOS

name of the domain or IP address of the domain

controller.

2. Ensure that the user has permissions to add systems

to the domain.

3. Use the correct password.
4. See DNS Configuration tab and enter the correct

information.

5. Configure the NTP information and ensure that the

system time matches the domain time.

6. If multiple NAS systems are used, ensure that you

set different NETBIOS names. The system defaults to

CIFS Storage as the name.

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