Why can't root move a directory under /home?
Issue
The error message "operation not permitted" is displayed when a file is moved under /home:
# cd /home
# mv dir dir2
mv: cannot move `dir' to `dir2': Operation not permitted
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- AutoFS
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