Directory inode is linked as link instead of directory

[rafikc30]

Brick log is reporting an error message that the inode is linked as link when it is actually a directory in the backend. This error message is reported when trying to resolve the parent inode like

/var/log/glusterfs/bricks/gluster-brick5-glusterbrick.log-20250823.gz:[2025-08-22 14:46:49.467497] E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted]

### more detailed logs

The message "E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted]" repeated 7 times between [2025-08-22 00:06:10.053207] and [2025-08-22 00:06:10.059439] [2025-08-22 00:09:11.373924] I [addr.c:54:compare_addr_and_update] 0-/gluster/brick5/glusterbrick: allowed = "*", received addr = "192.168.1.1" [2025-08-22 00:09:11.373971] I [login.c:110:gf_auth] 0-auth/login: allowed user names: 7ab60831-a657-4729-a85d-6ba1934d9768 [2025-08-22 00:09:11.373989] I [MSGID: 115029] [server-handshake.c:561:server_setvolume] 0-vol-server: accepted client from CTX_ID:05c3c6eb-3777-4258-8564-2f6099f09272-GRAPH_ID:0-PID:9184-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0 (version: 8.6) with subvol /gluster/brick5/glusterbrick [2025-08-22 00:09:13.200526] W [socket.c:767:__socket_rwv] 0-tcp.vol-server: readv on 192.168.1.1:49083 failed (No data available) [2025-08-22 00:09:13.200602] I [MSGID: 115036] [server.c:498:server_rpc_notify] 0-vol-server: disconnecting connection [{client-uid=CTX_ID:05c3c6eb-3777-4258-8564-2f6099f09272-GRAPH_ID:0-PID:9184-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0}] [2025-08-22 00:09:13.200855] I [MSGID: 101055] [client_t.c:397:gf_client_unref] 0-vol-server: Shutting down connection CTX_ID:05c3c6eb-3777-4258-8564-2f6099f09272-GRAPH_ID:0-PID:9184-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0 [2025-08-22 00:09:46.765758] E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted] [2025-08-22 00:09:46.766286] E [MSGID: 115050] [server-rpc-fops_v2.c:155:server4_lookup_cbk] 0-vol-server: LOOKUP info [{frame=418080220}, {path=(null)}, {uuid_utoa=032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb}, {bname=2CAEAFED}, {client=CTX_ID:9fb5e97c-96e6-4ab5-baed-bf1944202337-GRAPH_ID:9-PID:2847-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0}, {error-xlator=vol-posix}, {errno=1}, {error=Operation not permitted}] The message "E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted]" repeated 3 times between [2025-08-22 00:09:46.765758] and [2025-08-22 00:09:46.768030] [2025-08-22 00:09:46.768074] E [MSGID: 115056] [server-rpc-fops_v2.c:497:server4_mkdir_cbk] 0-vol-server: MKDIR info [{frame=418080221}, {MKDIR_path=}, {uuid_utoa=032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb}, {bname=2CAEAFED}, {client=CTX_ID:9fb5e97c-96e6-4ab5-baed-bf1944202337-GRAPH_ID:9-PID:2847-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0}, {error-xlator=vol-posix}, {errno=1}, {error=Operation not permitted}] [2025-08-22 00:09:46.770009] E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted] [2025-08-22 00:09:46.770559] E [MSGID: 115005] [server-resolve.c:301:resolve_entry_simple] 0-vol-server: 032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb: parent type not directory (3) [Operation not permitted] [2025-08-22 00:09:46.770606] E [MSGID: 115050] [server-rpc-fops_v2.c:155:server4_lookup_cbk] 0-vol-server: LOOKUP info [{frame=418080225}, {path=(null)}, {uuid_utoa=032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb}, {bname=94D37AD7}, {client=CTX_ID:9fb5e97c-96e6-4ab5-baed-bf1944202337-GRAPH_ID:9-PID:2847-HOST:D1NODE01-PC_NAME:vol-client-7-RECON_NO:-0}, {error-xlator=vol-posix}, {errno=1}, {error=Operation not permitted}]

stat on the gfid file returned as

D1NODE02:/home/# stat /gluster/brick5/glusterbrick/.glusterfs/03/2d/032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb File: /gluster/brick5/glusterbrick/.glusterfs/03/2d/032d48b5-e6b1-4e36-9a46-3fa06026abfb -> ../../de/18/de189d6e-f4a0-4f84-bd9b-a9a8287e9a8c/16 Size: 51 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 symbolic link Device: 860h/2144d Inode: 32212404776 Links: 1 Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2025-01-14 13:19:15.421973514 +0000 Modify: 2025-01-14 13:19:15.421973514 +0000 Change: 2025-01-14 13:19:15.421973514 +0000 Birth: -