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How to configure non-root users to change ownership of files using NFS in ONTAP

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS

 

Description

  • The owner of a file is able to change permission and delete files that they create, however, the owner is unable to change ownership to another user
  • Non-root users are unable to change ownership of files if the chown-mode option to restricted
  • Sectrace confirms:
Node            Index Filter                     Details Reason
--------------- ----- -------------------------- ------------------------------
node-01         1     Security Style: UNIX 
                                                  Access is denied. The owner permissions can be changed only by root while setting attributes. 
                                                  Access is not granted for: "Write Owner"

 

 

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