Data Domain: Permissions Issue Accessing Filesystem Location Reports in DDOS 7.9 and Later

• Users cannot access the output file created by:

• • filesys report generate file-location --output-file <filename>
• Access attempts using CIFS or NFS fail.
• Issue observed only after upgrading to DDOS 7.9 or later.

Starting with DDOS 7.9.x:

• The filesys report generate file-location command saves output files to:

  /ddr/var/log/debug/filesys_report/<filename>
  

  Instead of:

  /ddr/var/<filename>
  

• The new directory is created with 740 permissions (drwxr-S---), restricting access compared to the previous 755 (drwxr-xr-x) permissions.

Permanent Fix:

• Issue resolved in:
  • DDOS 7.10.1.20
  • DDOS 7.13.x

Upgrade to one of these versions to restore proper access permissions.

Workaround:

• Do not use the output-file option.
• Instead, capture the command output using your SSH client:
  1. Enable session logging in your SSH client.
  2. Select "All session output.”
  3. Save the log file with a logical name in an accessible directory.
• For PuTTY:
  • Navigate to Session → Logging in the configuration screen.
• Refer to your SSH client’s manual for equivalent steps.