How to configure no_root_squash
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Data ONTAP 7
Description
- Some Linux NFS servers have an option called
no_root_squashwhich disables the default behavior of squashing the root user - Root squashing is a security feature
- NFS commands executed as the root user on the client will be considered as originating from the "anonymous" user
- While this specific option is not supported it is possible to obtain the same effect with the "root" option in an export entry