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NFS requests originating from the root user fails with error:"Permission denied"

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS

Issue

  • root user fails to change permissions / change mode / change ownership.
  • root user's attempt to access files/directories in a volume operations fails

Examples:

[root@host:/vol1] touch file
touch: file: Permission denied

Operation not permitted

 

 

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