Probably because the file has an NT ACL that has been set so tightly that the root user cannot access it without taking ownership first, which cannot be done very easily from the command line.
Setting this (hidden) option will make this type of problem a thing of the past:
options cifs.nfs_root_ignore_acl on
I used this extensively at my last position with very good results.
Graham
-----Original Message----- From: Chuck Ross [mailto:chuck.ross@signiant.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:06 PM To: Net App List (E-mail) Subject: Why is root not root?
Hi all,
Why is root on a Unix admin host for a filer in a mixed env not really root? By that I mean why is it possible to create directories on the NetApp via a Cifs share that root has no access to?
Chuck Ross
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On Thu, 24 May 2001, Knight, Graham wrote:
Setting this (hidden) option will make this type of problem a thing of the past: options cifs.nfs_root_ignore_acl on
I don't suppose there is some magic so that this option only works for NFS access from a specified admin host, and not for all clients that happen to map root access to uid 0?
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Knight, Graham