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No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

netappmagic — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:58:46 GMT

Hi, All the sudden, I can not make any changes to /etc/exports any more from mapped Window etc$.

I tried to use notepad, Wordpad, and Words. After I make changes, and save it, then I do "rdfile /etc/exports" on the filer, it still shows me the old one.

What did I wrong? I use to work. Also, what is /etc/exports.BAK? I remove it, still the same.

I know I could do wrfile /etc/exports, but sometime I need to edit it.

I have spent quite sometime, but could not figure it out.

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

ASHWANI8HIGHS — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:27:28 GMT

Hi ,

Is your problem has been resolved ?

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

netappmagic — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:15:23 GMT

No, the problem is still here.

Do you know of any solutions?

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

ASHWANI8HIGHS — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:27:56 GMT

Hi ,

If your windows login account has modify permission in acl over the exports file .

Please check .

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

netappmagic — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:30:05 GMT

Hi, ASHWANI8HIGHS,

I used two different login ID, say A and B, both of them has Administrator priviledge on the filer, so, what you indicated seems correct.

However, when I log into the share from Window this moring, as either A or B, it won't even allow me to open it, there is "X" on the file (also on quite some other files as well). It seems after I logged out yesterday, and back in again, the permission got refreshed.

How could I clear up this mess? Are there any way on the filer side to allow me reset the permission?

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

ASHWANI8HIGHS — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:03:53 GMT

Hi ,

I have also ecountered these type of permission problem when acl list for particular folders got some garbage values and actual were deleted .So we configured the acl list manually .Didnt figure out the reason till now ,but need to navigate through windows side .

Re: No longer able to change /etc/exports from Window etc$

netappmagic — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:54:31 GMT

The issue was on my laptop side, somehow the network mapping drive got cac-cache FS, I have to clean up cache on my laptop.