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Specifying home directory paths

Data ONTAP searches the home directory paths in the order you specify for the directory that matches the user name. You can specify home directory paths by editing the /etc/cifs_homedir.cfg file.

About this task

You can specify multiple home directory paths. Data ONTAP stops searching when it finds the matching directory.

You can add an extension to the home directory path if you do not want users to access the top level of their home directories. The extension specifies a subdirectory that is automatically opened when users access their home directories.

You can change the home directory paths at any time by changing the entries in the cifs_homedir.cfg file. However, if a user has open files in a home directory path that you remove from the list, Data ONTAP displays a warning message and requests a confirmation for the change. Changing a directory path that contains an open file terminates the connection to the home directory.

Data ONTAP creates a default cifs_homedir.cfg file in the /etc directory when CIFS starts, if the file does not already exist. Changes to this file are processed automatically whenever CIFS starts. You can also process changes to this file by using the cifs homedir load command.

Steps

  1. Create directories to use as home directory paths.
    For example, in the /vol/vol0 volume, create a directory named enghome.
  2. Open the /etc/cifs_homedir.cfg file for editing.
  3. Enter the home directory path names created in Step 1 in the /etc/cifs_homedir.cfg file, one entry per line, to designate them as the paths where Data ONTAP searches for user home directories.
    You can enter up to 1,000 path names.
  4. Enter the following command to process the entries: cifs homedir load [-f]

    The -f option forces the use of new paths.