OneFS: After upgrade to OneFS 8.0.0.x, permission inheritance for restore does not inherit the NDMP root directory
Summary: After upgrading to PowerStore OneFS 8.0.0.x, permission inheritance for restore does not inherit from the NDMP root directory.
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Symptoms
Permission inheritance for restore does not inherit from the NDMP root directory.
Cause
Regarding
In releases prior to OneFS 8.0.0, intermediate directories created during a restore operation have their default permissions set.
PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide 8.2.2
RESTORE_OPTIONS: 0x00000004
In releases prior to OneFS 8.0.0, intermediate directories created during a restore operation have their default permissions set.
PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide 8.2.2
Resolution
In OneFS 8.0.0 and later releases, permissions of an intermediate directory is the same as the first file restored within that directory.
Refer to the applicable administration guide for setting NDMP environment variables such as for
PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide 8.2.2
0x00000004 reverts back to the former restore method, and sets the permissions of the intermediate directories to 0700 and sets UID or GID to 0.
Refer to the applicable administration guide for setting NDMP environment variables such as for
isi ndmp settings variables create.
PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide 8.2.2
Affected Products
Isilon, PowerScale OneFSArticle Properties
Article Number: 000057283
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2025
Version: 5
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