Display Security info of a flexcache junction path fails with "Operation not supported."
Applies to
ONTAP 9.7 and later
Issue
When trying to display the security information of a path which happens to be the junction path of a flexcache volume, using the file-directory command,
this fails with the message that the operation is not supported.
cluster2::*> flexcache show -instance(volume flexcache show)Vserver Name: svm1Cache Volume Name: fc1List of Aggregates for FlexGroup Constituents: aggr1_cluster2_01Volume Size: 160MBCache Flexgroup MSID: 2147684589Origin Vserver Name: svm1Origin Vserver UUID: 46daef3b-572c-11eb-b13f-005056a0924fOrigin Volume Name: vol1Origin Volume MSID: 2147684578Origin Cluster Name: cluster2Cache Junction Path: /ju-fc1FlexCache Create Time: Fri Feb 12 14:29:36 2021Space Guarantee Style: volumeRelationship Type: intra-vserverCache Locks Honored When Disconnected: falsecluster2::*> file-directory show -vserver svm1 -path /(vserver security file-directory show)Vserver: svm1File Path: /File Inode Number: 64Security Style: unixEffective Style: unixDOS Attributes: 10DOS Attributes in Text: ----D---Expanded Dos Attributes: -UNIX User Id: 0UNIX Group Id: 0UNIX Mode Bits: 755UNIX Mode Bits in Text: rwxr-xr-xACLs: -cluster2::*> file-directory show -vserver svm1 -path /ju-fc1(vserver security file-directory show)Error: show failed: The specified path "/ju-fc1" cannot be used. Reason: Operation not supported.cluster2::*>
