Why 'tail -f' does not update contents of a file on a CIFS mount dynamically?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • tail -fdo not append contents of a file as it grows.
  • tail -f displays only the last 10 lines present at the time of invocation of the command.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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