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Dell PowerStore Configuring Multiprotocol File Sharing

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File system renaming policies

You can select one of the following rename policies for a multiprotocol file system. A rename policy controls the circumstances under which NFS and SMB clients can rename a directory. The setting can be one of the following:

Table 1. Rename policies for a multiprotocol file systemColumn one lists the possible values for renaming, column two describes the meaning of each value.
Setting Description
All Allowed All NFS and SMB clients can rename directories without any restrictions.
SMB Forbidden Only NFS clients can rename directories without any restrictions. If at least one file is opened in a directory or in one of its subdirectories, an SMB client cannot rename the directory. For example, if the path to a file is C:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir3\File1.txt, and an SMB client opens File1, Dir1, Dir2 , and Dir3 cannot be renamed.
All Forbidden (Default) If at least one file is opened in a directory or in one of its subdirectories, then NFS and SMB clients cannot rename the directory.

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