GNU bug report logs - #15083
mknod fails over NFS

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Manish Gupta <guptamanish1983 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 15083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Manish Gupta <guptamanish1983 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 15083 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15083: MKNOD issue
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:45:17 -0700

Manish Gupta wrote:
> when i try to create in NFS mounted
> volume, hitting with error "operation not permitted".

It sounds like your NFS server is not permitting it.
If so, it's not mknod's fault.  You can double-check
by running 'strace mknode' and seeing what system calls
it's using.
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