When attempting to make changes to a file as root on an nfs share, we receive the error "root cannot setuid in <path to file>"

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Issue

Receiving the following error when attempting to make changes to a file on an NFS share when accessing as root:

# root cannot setuid in <path to file>

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • NFS Share

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