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DBFS mount fails with fusermount: mount failed: Operation not permitted (Doc ID 1530636.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 27, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle Exadata Hardware - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Following the procedure to create the dbfs as documented in <note 1054431.1>. After completing all steps dbfs mount fails.

/var/log/messages shows  the following  information.

DBFS_/dbfs_direct: fusermount: mount failed: Operation not permitted

Cause

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