Why are .nfs [DOT NFS] files getting created on a NFS share ?

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Issue

  • Why are .nfs [DOT NFS] files getting created on a NFS share ?

    output from ls alh

   -rw-r--r-- 1 nfsnobody nfsnobody   0 Aug 12 14:05 .nfs000000000010400400000005

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • NFS share is mounted on the client

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