Broken file-list-info permissions for ONTAP-created files

kevingraham — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:38:27 GMT

Trying to sort this out still, but it seems that files created by ONTAP get bogus permissions via file-list-info. Note:

<file-info>
        <name>filersid.cfg.bak</name>
        <file-type>file</file-type>
        <creation-timestamp>1325619291</creation-timestamp>
        <modified-timestamp>1325619291</modified-timestamp>
        <changed-timestamp>1325619291</changed-timestamp>
        <accessed-timestamp>1325619291</accessed-timestamp>
        <perm>1044</perm>
        <owner-id>0</owner-id>
        <group-id>0</group-id>
        <file-size>68</file-size>
        <hard-links-count>1</hard-links-count>
        <inode-number>6855717</inode-number>
        <acl-type>no_acl</acl-type>
</file-info>

...versus:

-bash-3.00$ stat filersid.cfg.bak

File: `filersid.cfg.bak'

Size: 68 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file

Device: 1bh/27d Inode: 6855717 Links: 1

Access: (0440/-r--r-----) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)

Access: 2012-01-03 11:34:51.665523000 -0800

Modify: 2012-01-03 11:34:51.674537000 -0800

Change: 2012-01-03 11:34:51.674537000 -0800

-bash-3.00$

It appears the internal permissions are '10440' (the leading 1 being wafl-specific) and then the resultant string is sliced to the first 4 chars (rather than masking it off). For example, chmod'ing a legit sticky bit onto the file (1440) yields:

        <perm>1144</perm>

The behavior follows if a file is copied (either via ZAPI or NFS), but a new file created via NFS shows the correct behavior.

This is in the root volume, with a unix qtree style, so it wouldn't seem to be shenanigans from a mixed security style. Seeing this on both 8.0.1P5 and 7.3.2P4 systems, haven't bothered hunting for other variants.

Re: Broken file-list-info permissions for ONTAP-created files

crocker — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:41:29 GMT

Hi,

You may want to ask this question in the NetApp Support Community. The current customers, partners and internal Subject Matter Experts are addressing technical product questions there.

Mike

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Broken file-list-info permissions for ONTAP-created files

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