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NFS: Why do I get "stale NFS file handle" errors? (Doc ID 1001459.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 01, 2024

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8 6/00 U1 to 11.3 [Release 8.0 to 11.0]
All Platforms

Symptoms

Getting "Stale NFS Handle" errors:

<date+timestamp> <nfs_client_hostname> nfs: [ID <id> kern.info] NOTICE: [NFS4][Server: <nfs_server_hostname>][Mntpt: /mnt]NFS op OP_GETATTR got error NFS4ERR_STALE causing recovery action NR_STALE.
<date+timestamp> <nfs_client_hostname> nfs: [ID <id> kern.info] NOTICE: [NFS4][Server: <nfs_server_hostname>][Mntpt: /mnt]File <filename> (rnode_pt: <rnode_pt>) was closed due to NFS recovery error on server <nfs_server_hostname>(failed to recover from NFS4ERR_STALE NFS4ERR_STALE)
<date+timestamp> <nfs_client_hostname> nfs: [ID <id> kern.info] NOTICE: NFS4 FACT SHEET:
<date+timestamp> <nfs_client_hostname> Action: NR_STALE
<date+timestamp> <nfs_client_hostname> NFS4 error: NFS4ERR_STALE

Is there another way to deal with this besides rebooting?

Cause

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