Clearing the SID-to-name map cache
Reason for manually clearing the cache
You might want to manually clear the SID-to-name map cache when users change their accounts or user names.
Automatic clearing of expired entries
Periodically, expired entries that are more than one week old are automatically cleared from the SID-to-name map cache.
Clearing all cache entries
To clear all SID-to-name map cache entries, complete the following step.
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Enter the following command:
cifs sidcache clear all
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Clearing the cache entries for a specific domain
To clear the cache entries for a specific Windows domain, complete the following step.
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Enter the following command:
cifs sidcache clear [domain]
domain is the Windows domain of the cache entries you want to clear.
If you do not specify the domain, entries for the storage system's home domain are cleared from the cache.
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Clearing the cache entry for a user or group
To clear the cache entry for a specific user or group, complete the following step.
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Enter the following command:
cifs sidcache clear user username
username is the specific Windows user or group entry you want to clear from the cache. The user name can be specified in the following ways:
When the user name is specified without a domain, the storage system's home domain is used for the domain.
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Clearing the cache entry for an SID
To clear the cache entry for a specific SID, complete the following step.
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Enter the following command:
cifs sidcache clear sid textualSid
textualSid is the textual form of the SID you want to clear from the cache. Specify the SID using standard "S-1-5..." syntax.
Example
cifs sidcache clear sid S-1-5-21-4503-17821-16848-500
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