This is a regression test for a bug in 2.4 kernels. The test must be run as root on a machine that has a loopback mounted NFS export. The mount must have root squashing enabled. The test must be run in the root of the nfs mount, and requires the following environment variable: EXPORT_PATH => the path that is mounted at the working directory. Create a test directory and file. $ umask 022 $ mkdir %{EXPORT_PATH}/test $ echo blah > %{EXPORT_PATH}/test/blah Make sure the file can be accessed before. $ su bin $ cat test/blah > blah Set up a situation that triggers the bug. $ su $ chmod go-rwx %{EXPORT_PATH}/test $ setfacl -m u:bin:rx %{EXPORT_PATH}/test $ ls -dl %{EXPORT_PATH}/test | awk '{print $1, $3, $4}' > drwxr-x---+ root root $ getfacl --omit-header %{EXPORT_PATH}/test 2> /dev/null > user::rwx > user:bin:r-x > group::--- > mask::r-x > other::--- > This should also succeed. With the bug, reading the file would fail with "Stale NFS file handle" or "Input/output error". $ su bin $ cat test/blah > blah $ sleep 3 $ cat test/blah > blah $ cat test/blah > blah Clean up. $ su $ rm -rf %{EXPORT_PATH}/test