How to control access to the snapshot directory for NFS clients
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- NFS
- Snapshots
Description
- Access to the snapshot directory (
.snapshot
) is enabled by default for NFS clients - The snapshot directory is accessible to all users with read access to the volume
- The permissions on the snapshot directory cannot be restricted further due to the read-only nature of the snapshot filesystem
- Administrators may exhibit concern for users' ability to access historical data
- NFS does not offer some of the access control options available to CIFS clients through CIFS share properties and permissions