diff --git a/libisofs/aaip-os-linux.c b/libisofs/aaip-os-linux.c
index 4bee1b1..bf2310f 100644
--- a/libisofs/aaip-os-linux.c
+++ b/libisofs/aaip-os-linux.c
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ ex:;
    @param flag          Bitfield for control purposes.
                         bit0= consider ENOTTY from FS_IOC_GETFLAGS an error
                               (else return 4 on ENOTTY)
+                        bit2= do not issue own error messages with operating
+                              system errors
    @return              1= ok, all local attribute flags are in lfa_flags
                         2= ok, but some local flags could not be mapped to
                            the FS_*_FL bits
@@ -551,7 +553,8 @@ int aaip_get_lfa_flags(char *path, uint64_t *lfa_flags, int *max_bit,
 #ifdef FS_IOC_GETFLAGS
  fd= open(path, O_RDONLY | O_NDELAY);
  if(fd == -1) {
-   aaip_local_error("open(2)", path, errno, 0);
+   if(!(flag & 4))
+     aaip_local_error("open(2)", path, errno, 0);
    *os_errno= errno;
    return(-1);
  }
@@ -563,7 +566,8 @@ int aaip_get_lfa_flags(char *path, uint64_t *lfa_flags, int *max_bit,
      *max_bit= 23;
      return(4);
    }
-   aaip_local_error("ioctl(FS_IOC_GETFLAGS)", path, errno, 0);
+   if(!(flag & 4))
+     aaip_local_error("ioctl(FS_IOC_GETFLAGS)", path, errno, 0);
    *os_errno= errno;
    return(-1);
  }
@@ -878,6 +882,11 @@ ex:;
 }
 
 
+/*
+   @param flag          Bitfield for control purposes.
+                        bit2= do not issue own error messages with operating
+                              system errors
+*/
 int aaip_set_lfa_flags(char *path, uint64_t lfa_flags, int max_bit,
                        int *os_errno, int flag)
 {
@@ -900,7 +909,8 @@ int aaip_set_lfa_flags(char *path, uint64_t lfa_flags, int max_bit,
    
  fd= open(path, O_RDONLY | O_NDELAY);
  if(fd == -1) {
-   aaip_local_error("open(2)", path, errno, 0);
+   if(!(flag & 4))
+     aaip_local_error("open(2)", path, errno, 0);
    *os_errno= errno;
    return(-1);
  }
@@ -911,7 +921,8 @@ int aaip_set_lfa_flags(char *path, uint64_t lfa_flags, int max_bit,
  ret= ioctl(fd, FS_IOC_SETFLAGS, &ioctl_arg);
  close(fd);
  if(ret == -1) {
-   aaip_local_error("ioctl(FS_IOC_SETFLAGS)", path, errno, 0);
+   if(!(flag & 4))
+     aaip_local_error("ioctl(FS_IOC_SETFLAGS)", path, errno, 0);
    *os_errno= errno;
    return(-1);
  }
diff --git a/libisofs/fs_local.c b/libisofs/fs_local.c
index 383bef9..192c6b3 100644
--- a/libisofs/fs_local.c
+++ b/libisofs/fs_local.c
@@ -948,7 +948,8 @@ int iso_local_get_perms_wo_acl(char *disk_path, mode_t *st_mode, int flag)
 /*
  * @param flag
  *      Bitfield for control purposes
- *      bit5=  in case of symbolic link: inquire link target
+ *      bit2= do not issue own error messages with operating system errors
+ *      bit5= in case of symbolic link: inquire link target
  * @return
  *      1= ok, lfa_flags is valid
  *      2= ok, but some local flags could not be mapped to the FS_*_FL bits
@@ -978,7 +979,8 @@ int iso_local_get_lfa_flags(char *disk_path, uint64_t *lfa_flags, int *max_bit,
     }
     if ((stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK && !(flag & 32))
         return 3;
-    ret = aaip_get_lfa_flags(disk_path, lfa_flags, max_bit, os_errno, 0);
+    ret = aaip_get_lfa_flags(disk_path, lfa_flags, max_bit, os_errno,
+                             flag & 4);
     if(ret == 0)
         return ISO_LFA_NOT_ENABLED;
     if(ret < 0)
@@ -991,6 +993,7 @@ int iso_local_get_lfa_flags(char *disk_path, uint64_t *lfa_flags, int *max_bit,
  * @param flag          Bitfield for control purposes
  *      bit0= do not try to change known superuser flags
  *      bit1= change only known chattr settable flags
+ *      bit2= do not issue own error messages with operating system errors
  *      bit5= in case of symbolic link: inquire link target
  * @return
  *      1 = ok, all lfa_flags bits were written
@@ -1023,7 +1026,7 @@ int iso_local_set_lfa_flags(char *disk_path, uint64_t lfa_flags, int max_bit,
         eff_flags = lfa_flags;
     } else {
         ret = aaip_get_lfa_flags(disk_path, &eff_flags, &old_max_bit, os_errno,
-                                 0);
+                                 flag & 4);
         if (ret == 0)
             return ISO_LFA_NOT_ENABLED;
         if (ret < 0)
@@ -1031,7 +1034,7 @@ int iso_local_set_lfa_flags(char *disk_path, uint64_t lfa_flags, int max_bit,
         eff_flags &= ~change_mask;
         eff_flags |= (lfa_flags & change_mask);
     }
-    ret= aaip_set_lfa_flags(disk_path, eff_flags, max_bit, os_errno, 0);
+    ret= aaip_set_lfa_flags(disk_path, eff_flags, max_bit, os_errno, flag & 4);
     if(ret == 0)
         return ISO_LFA_NOT_ENABLED;
     if(ret < 0)
diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index 97c3e67..da58738 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -8057,7 +8057,8 @@ int iso_local_set_attrs(char *disk_path, size_t num_attrs, char **names,
  *      Else it will be filled with 0.
  * @param flag
  *      Bitfield for control purposes
- *      bit5=  in case of symbolic link: inquire link target
+ *      bit2= do not issue own error messages with system call errors
+ *      bit5= in case of symbolic link: inquire link target
  * @return
  *      1 = ok, lfa_flags is valid
  *      2 = ok, but some local flags could not be mapped to the FS_*_FL bits
@@ -8101,6 +8102,7 @@ int iso_local_get_lfa_flags(char *disk_path, uint64_t *lfa_flags, int *max_bit,
  *      Bitfield for control purposes
  *      bit0= do not try to change known chattr superuser flags: iaj
  *      bit1= change only known chattr settable flags: sucSiadAmjtDTCxPF
+ *      bit2= do not issue own error messages with system call errors
  *      bit5= in case of symbolic link: operate on link target
  * @return
  *      1 = ok, all lfa_flags bits were written