Setting NFSv4 ACL can result in a loop (using different usernames with a non-unique uid)

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Category:: ontap-9

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Applies to

ONTAP Server 9.1

Issue

When setting an NFSv4 ACL (e.g. on a Linux client) which contains ACEs for two different usernames
(e.g. lowercase and uppercase) which have the same uid, the ONTAP server might run into a loop and
return the result NFS4ERR_DELAY to the client requesting it.