Removing Snapshots With RM -RF Fails

Learn how to troubleshoot the inability to use the rm operation to delete a snapshot from a mounted file system.

Symptom: Using the rm -rf .snapshot/<snapshot_folder> operation to delete a snaphot from a mounted file system fails.

Cause: Snapshots are read-only and can't be deleted by running rm -rf .snapshot/<snapshot_folder> from a client instance.

Solution: Delete the snapshot using the Console, CLI, or API.