Files marked as read-only from CIFS client could be modified from NFS client on the same NAS share.

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Issue

  • A file was created from Windows 7 machine on CIFS mounted share and was marked as read-only. When the same share is accessed from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and 5.7 NFS clients the same file could be modified, but when a copy of the original file is created in same share from NFS clients, it could not be modified, and observed Permission Denied error messages for the same.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and 5.7
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • NetApp NAS

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