CIFS VFS: BAD_NETWORK_NAME

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • A CIFS share mounted gets disconnected and the following error message can be seen in system logs:
  kernel: CIFS VFS: BAD_NETWORK_NAME: \\server\share

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • CIFS

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