Permission changes via `chmod` are not reflected on a remotely mounted Windows directory (using CIFS) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Issue

  • On a CIFS mount, exported from a shared Windows NTFS filesystem, the chmod command does not change permissions on the directory, nor is an error generated.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Windows NTFS filesystem mounted via CIFS

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