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Unable To Use Zfs Snapshot Command As Non-root User In Solaris 10 Even After Delegating Permissions. (Doc ID 2397125.1)

Last updated on JULY 07, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 3/05 to 10 1/13 U11 [Release 10.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Unable to use zfs snapshot command as non-root user in Solaris 10 even after delegating permissions on ZFS filesystem

Example:

# zfs allow <username> snapshot pool/fs
# zfs allow pool/fs
---- Permissions on pool/fs -----------------------------------
Local+Descendent permissions:
       user <username> snapshot
% id
uid=<uid>(<username>) gid=<gid>(<groupname>)
% zfs snapshot pool/fs@snap
cannot create snapshot 'pool/fs@snap': permission denied
Exit 1
%

Cause

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