Do CIFS filesystem support ACLs ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to set ACLs on the CIFS mounts/filesystem.
  • How to set ACLs on the CIFS filesystem ?
  • Do CIFS filesystem support ACLs ?
  • Getting below error when we try to set ACL on CIFS mount.
[root@hostname ~]# setfacl -m u:username:rx /path/to/file
setfacl: /path/to/file: Operation not supported
[root@hostname ~]#

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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