NetApp Certified Storage Associate (NCSA) — Question 23

A user on an NFSv4 client is listing a directory and sees the file in an ls -1 listing shown below.
"-rw-r----- 1 nobody nobody 10767 Mar 24 2016 party.txt"
The customer would like to know why the user and group shows as "nobody".
Which statement would explain why this is happening?

Answer options

• A. The permissions does not allow for listing the owner.
• B. There is an NFSv4 ID domain mismatch.
• C. There is no owner or group set on the file.
• D. The file resides on an NTFS style volume.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the permissions on the file prevent the display of the actual user and group information, which defaults to 'nobody'. Option B is incorrect as it refers to ID domain issues, which are not indicated by the listing. Options C and D are also incorrect, as the file does have an owner, and the file's location on an NTFS volume is irrelevant in this context.