Moving files from local directory to NFS share results in error "mv: failed to preserve ownership for 'file': Permission denied.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to move files from a directory situated on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux client to the NFS share located on the server.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • NFS share formatted with NTFS

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