Isilon OneFS: Unable to modify share permission in WebUI after changing share path case sensitivity
Summary: After changing the case sensitivity of the share path, the WebUI cannot modify the share if the path does not exist.
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Symptoms
If attempting to modify the share permission after changing the case sensitivity of a share path, the share permissions do not get updated. This is because the path does not exist in the file system:
Path '/ifs/data/TesT' not found: No such file or directory
Below is the share view:
12freight-1# isi smb shares view test Share Name: test Path: /ifs/data/TesT Description: Client-side Caching Policy: manual Automatically expand user names or domain names: False Automatically create home directories for users: False Browsable: True Permissions: Account Account Type Run as Root Permission Type Permission ---------------------------------------------------------------- Everyone wellknown False allow read nobody user False allow change ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 2
Share path exists, but case sensitivity is not matching which is treated as a completely separate path:
12freight-1# ls -al /ifs/data/TesT ls: /ifs/data/TesT: No such file or directory freight-1# 12freight-1# ls -al /ifs/data/test total 39 drwxr-xr-x + 2 root wheel 51 Mar 28 05:58 . drwxrwxrwx 10 root wheel 267 Mar 30 03:26 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Mar 28 05:58 out.out -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 Mar 28 05:58 test.txt freight-1#
Cause
If a share path case sensitivity is changed, Isilon (unix) treats it as a different path though a Windows client may still see the share accessible.
Resolution
The share path and the file path on the Isilon side must match exactly because Isilon is case-sensitive.
Note: Changing the share name, path or permissions can be disruptive. We recommend testing any configuration changes prior to implementing any change in production.
Affected Products
PowerScale OneFSProducts
Isilon, PowerScale OneFS, Isilon X400Article Properties
Article Number: 000168147
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2025
Version: 4
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