'File exists' error received instead of 'permission denied' when cp files on a GFS2 file system directory.
Issue
- copying a file on a GFS2 file system gives an error message 'File exists' instead of 'Permission denied' message in case if a user doesn't have write permission on the destination folder.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (with the High Availability Add On and Resilient Storage Add Ons)
- A Global Filesystem 2(gfs2)
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