DFS: RHEL SMB client is not connecting to an expected SMB target

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A RHEL SMB client is not connecting to a specific SMB target everytime a SMB share is mounted through a DFS namespace.
  • A RHEL SMB client connects to a different target each time a SMB share is mounted through a DFS namespace.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SMB
  • DFS
  • Windows DFS namespace provider

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