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NFSv4 Client Shows "nobody" As Owner And Group For Mount Point (Doc ID 1577857.1)

Last updated on APRIL 22, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.6 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
An NFS client incorrectly shows all or some files having ownership as nobody:nobody for some NFSv4 mount points.

Goal

One or more NFSv4 mount points incorrectly show ownership by "nobody:nobody" instead of the correct ownership.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 NFSv3 Behavior
 NFSv4 Behavior
 Troubleshooting
 Uniform UID and GID Assignment
 Oracle Linux 6

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