In message <3EC3C0F1.6070308@lcsi.net> you wrote:
> I created a new top level directory in my volume group (/vol/vol0) some 
> time ago and now want to remove it, but the .snapshot directory 
> contained there in is preventing me from doing so.
> 
> This is from my admin host system:
> 
> rm -fr XYZ

If I do this:

    mount filer1:/vol/vol1/q1 /t/filer1/vol1/q1
    cd /t/filer1/vol1
    rm -rf q1

then I experience the symptoms you describe.  But if instead I say

    mount filer1:/vol/vol1 /t/filer1/vol1
    cd /t/filer1/vol1
    rm -rf q1 

then everything works just fine.

What version of ONTAP are you running?  Do you have just the top-level
directory mounted on your admin host (what OS, what version)?  Or do
you have /vol/volX mounted from the filer and trying to remove XYZ
*strictly*under* the mount point?

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