An error is returned "Invalid argument" when running setfacl against a GFS2 filesystem when there are more than 25 entries on RHEL 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • What is the maximum number of ACL entries per inodes on a GFS2 filesystem?
  • An error is returned Invalid argument when running setfacl against a GFS2 filesystem when there are more than 25 entries.
# /usr/bin/setfacl -bR --set group::r-x,group:ftp:rwx,.....,user:jane:rwx /gfs2fs/file42
setfacl: /gfs2fs/file42: Invalid argument

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (with the High Availability and Resilient Storage Add Ons)

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.