NS0-157 · Question #306
Which user space utility is used to manage NFS and CIFS access?
The correct answer is A. secd. The secd (security daemon) is the ONTAP user-space process responsible for handling NFS and CIFS/SMB authentication and authorization, including name service lookups and access control decisions.
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Which user space utility is used to manage NFS and CIFS access?
Options
- Asecd
- Bspmd
- CRDB
- DNotifyd
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Why each option
The secd (security daemon) is the ONTAP user-space process responsible for handling NFS and CIFS/SMB authentication and authorization, including name service lookups and access control decisions.
secd is the ONTAP security daemon that mediates NFS and CIFS access by performing name-service queries (LDAP, NIS, local files), Kerberos authentication, and ACL/permission evaluations. It runs per-SVM and is the central component for multi-protocol security decisions.
spmd is the Session Path Manager daemon responsible for managing network path selection and session continuity, not NFS/CIFS authentication.
RDB (Replicated Database) is the cluster-wide key-value store used for configuration replication across nodes, not for managing file protocol access.
Notifyd handles change notification events (such as SMB oplocks and leases), not the broader management of NFS and CIFS access control.
Concept tested: ONTAP secd daemon role in NFS and CIFS security
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/nfs-admin/ontap-security-architecture-concept.html
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