VNX: Error: "Failed setxattr operation: Invalid argument" when running "nfs4_setfacl" command

Summary: Unable to set ACL permission for NFSv4 client, receive error (User Correctable) "Failed setxattr operation: Invalid argument"

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Symptoms

When trying to run 'nfs4_setfacl' on a file in the nfs export on the UNIX client, it fails with the following error.

# nfs4_setfacl -a A::username@nfsdomain:rwaDxtTnNcCy /filename
Failed setxattr operation: Invalid argument

 

Cause

This is because the Data-mover/VDM is not able to query the user from the LDAP/Naming server, even though the 'server_ldap' command works.
In other words, the DM name service was not configured to query the LDAP.

Resolution

  • Download the nsswitch.conf file from the physical data-mover on the /home/nasadmin directory (first)

    [root@VNX~]# server_file server_2 -get nsswitch.conf nsswitch.conf
server_2 : done

  • Upload the nsswitch.conf file from /home/nasadmin onto the VDM.

    [root@VNX~]# server_file vdm1 -put nsswitch.conf nsswitch.conf
vdm1 : done

 

Additional Information

When configuration nsdomain is on the VDM, it is necessary that the nsswitch.conf files are also configured on the root of the VDM.

 

Affected Products

VNX1 Series

Products

VNX1 Series, VNX2 Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000056552
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2025
Version:  4
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