IJ46396: GETFACL MAY NOT DISPLAY A POSIX DEFAULT ACL ON A DIRECTORY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• getfacl may not display a POSIX default ACL that has been set on
  a directory.
  This occurs in this situation:
  - A default ACL is set on a directory in a Scale filesystem
  using setfacl, but not an access ACL.
  - The filesystem is shared using the NFS server included with
  the operating system.
  - The NFS client mounts the filesystem using NFS version 3.
  Functionally things seem to work correctly even though getfacl
  is missing the default ACL information.
  

Local fix

• Also set the access ACL using setfacl on affected directories
  

Problem summary

• getfacl may not display a POSIX default ACL that has been set on
   a directory. This occurs in this situation: - A default ACL is
  set on a directory in a Scale filesystem using setfacl, but not
  an access ACL. - The filesystem is shared using the NFS server
  included with the operating system. - The NFS client mounts the
  filesystem using NFS version 3. Functionally things seem to work
   correctly even though getfacl is missing the default ACL
  information. 
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.2.11
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their respective
  Fix solutions refer to page:
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  The correct behavior of getfacl in this case will be restored.
  
  Work Around:
  Also set the access ACL using setfacl on affected directories.
  
  Problem trigger:
  getfacl may not display a POSIX default ACL that has been set on
  a directory.
  This occurs in this situation:
  - A default ACL is set on a directory in a Scale filesystem
  using setfacl, but not an access ACL.
  - The filesystem is shared using the NFS server included with
  the operating system.
  - The NFS client mounts the filesystem using NFS version 3.
  
  Symptom:
  Under certain circumstances, getfacl command will not display
  information about the default ACLs that has been set on a
  directory using setfacl.
  
  Platforms affected:
  ALL Operating System environments
  
  Customer Impact:
  Suggested
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IJ46327

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels