NFS client, some blank icons in Finder?

Hi,
I connect to a NFS server with my Mac, and this same server also shares files via SMB for Windows clients.
Normally, everything is fine (I can read, write, create, delete) with the server, and the files are displayed in Finder with their correct icons and open with their correct applications.
However, sometimes some folders (and the files contained within) lose their application icons and the files refuse to open. I can still read, write, create, delete, but I can't open the files. The only way (so far) to fix this is to copy the files to my desktop, open them there, then copy it back.
Any ideas as to why this is happening? Where to look? What to check?
Thanks

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