NFS return codes

The table below describes the possible return codes for NFS requests against a namespace.

Code Description
EACCES

The requested operation is not allowed. Reasons for this return code include attempts to:

Rename an object

Rename a directory that contains one or more objects

Overwrite an object

Modify the content of an object

Add a file (other than a file containing custom metadata), directory, or symbolic link anywhere in the metadata structure

Delete a metafile or metadirectory

EAGAIN

HCP tried to read the requested object from another system in the replication topology, and the data either could not be read or was not yet available.

EIO

The requested operation is not allowed. This code is returned in response to attempts to:

Shorten the retention period of an object

Create a hard link

ENOTEMPTY

For an rm request to delete a directory, the specified directory cannot be deleted because it is not empty.

EROFS

For an rm request to delete an object, the specified object cannot be deleted because it is under retention.

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