gfal-copy and xrootd: fchmod error

[kreczko]

Dear all,

I am running

gfal-copy --version
gfal2-util version 1.7.1 (gfal2 2.21.0)
	dcap-2.21.0
	file-2.21.0
	gridftp-2.21.0
	http-2.21.0
	lfc-2.21.0
	mock-2.21.0
	rfio-2.21.0
	sftp-2.21.0
	srm-2.21.0
	xrootd-2.21.0

And trying to copy a file to a storage endpoint via root://.

• gfal-copy --just-copy file:///usr/bin/bash davs://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094/xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out → WORKS (HTTP)
• xrdcp file:///usr/bin/bash root://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094//xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out → WORKS (root:// via xrdcp
• gfal-copy --just-copy -v file:///usr/bin/bash root://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094//xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out → FAILS (root:// via xrdcp):

Copying 0 bytes file:///usr/bin/bash => root://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094//xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out
event: [1662129567321] BOTH   GFAL2:CORE:COPY	LIST:ENTER	
event: [1662129567322] BOTH   GFAL2:CORE:COPY	LIST:ITEM	file:///usr/bin/bash => root://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094//xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out
event: [1662129567322] BOTH   GFAL2:CORE:COPY	LIST:EXIT	
event: [1662129567324] BOTH   xroot	TRANSFER:ENTER	file://localhost///usr/bin/bash?xrd.gsiusrpxy=/tmp/x509up_u31423&xrdcl.intent=tpc => root://xrootd.phy.bris.ac.uk:1094///xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out?xrd.gsiusrpxy=/tmp/x509up_u31423&xrdcl.intent=tpc
event: [1662129567324] BOTH   xroot	TRANSFER:TYPE	streamed
event: [1662129569751] BOTH   xroot	TRANSFER:EXIT	Job finished, [ERROR] Server responded with an error: [3016] Unable to fchmod /xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out; is a directory (destination)

gfal-copy error: 21 (Is a directory) - Error on XrdCl::CopyProcess::Run(): [ERROR] Server responded with an error: [3016] Unable to fchmod /xrootd/ops/test_file_xrootd_ops2.out; is a directory (destination)

Since the gfal http plugin does not do any chmod but the xrootd one does, is the issue there?