Open() of existing file with O_EXCL on NFS filesystems incorrectly succeeds Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Servers will lose data if they are rebooted.

NFS will recreate a file belonging to another host.

Caused MySQL error "inacessible tables"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1

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