The super user receives an 'Access Denied' message when attempting to access a newly mounted qtree. What's the most likely cause of this error?

• A. The qtree has not been exported.
• B. The qtree is set to ntfs security style.
• C. NFS is turned off on the storage system.
• D. The qtree is missing from the /etc/hosts file.

Answer: (B)

Accessing a qtree that uses NTFS security style is controlled by Windows-style ACLs, not by Unix-style permissions. When a newly mounted qtree is set to NTFS security style, the ONTAP root/superuser doesn’t automatically have rights granted through those ACLs. If the ACL entries don’t include permission for the superuser, you’ll see an Access Denied message even though the mount succeeded. The fix is to grant the appropriate rights in the NTFS ACL (or change the qtree’s security style to Unix or Mixed if you want Unix permissions to govern access). This scenario isn’t primarily about export settings, NFS being on/off, or host resolution, but about Windows-style ACLs governing access on an NTFS-style qtree.