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  • If you strace the sshd instance handling the SFTP session while trying the rename operation, you should be able to see exactly what system call the sftp server logic is trying to do, and exactly what system error it's getting. Commented Feb 22, 2018 at 20:40
  • Turns out my assumption was wrong. Our NFS mount isn't allowing hard links, so that's a separate problem. Thanks for pushing me in the right direction. If you add this as an answer I'll mark it as correct. Commented Feb 22, 2018 at 22:52
  • I'm not sure a troubleshooting tip counts as an answer. You can answer your own question, and I think it'd be a good idea to describe what the problem was and how you figured it out. Commented Feb 22, 2018 at 23:07