getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: stuff # owner: root # group: root user::rwx group::r-x other::r-x After running the commands: shrikant:/ # getfacl /stuff getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: stuff # owner: root # group: root user::rwx user:shrikant:rwx group::r-x mask::rwx other::r-x default:user::rwx default:user:shrikant:rwx default:group::r-x default:mask::rwx default:other::r-x but after mounting, running getfacl again gives shrikant:/ # getfacl /stuff/ getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: stuff # owner: root # group: root user::rwx group::r-x other::r-x