Solaris client reports "file exists" when making a new file via NFSv4 to ONTAP 9
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NFSv4
- Solaris
Issue
- In a clean location, a user from a Solaris client using NFSv4 (any minor version) tries to create a file or directory
- The client reports
file existseven though no such file or directory previously existed - Listing the contents of the parent directory reveals that the file or directory was in fact created
- Packet trace analysis of this interaction reveals
NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEIDreturned on the initialCREATEcall, with a secondCREATEcall receiving anNFS4ERR_EXISTresponse