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Is it possible to grant write-only permission to a specific directory so that the files within it have only write access

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS

Answer

  • Granting write permission solely to the parent directory is insufficient
  • Read access to the parent directory is still required to retrieve the file’s name, location, and other metadata necessary for accessing the file

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