Remote root user does not have access to all files on the NFS share, why not?

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Issue

  • Why is the remote root user unable to do anything with files not owned by root?
  • What is the option to preserve root permissions while exporting an NFS share?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5, 6

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