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Re: (Fwd) Rejected posting to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

1995-02-23 14:36:45
Subject: Re: (Fwd) Rejected posting to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
From: Bob Klein <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 14:36:45 EST
The current release does supply a mechanism to do what you are
looking for, but it is not well documented.  In the dsm.sys
file use the virtualmountpoint command to point to the user's
home directory.  In the dsm.opt file use the domain command
to point to the user's directory, as well.

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== Original Message ==
== Original Message ==

>
> I am taking the liberty to repost this to the list.
>
> This is a MAJOR problem for us.  In our world there is a
> /afs local file system that maps to /afs/rpi.edu, /afs/cmu.edu,
> etc (about 90 percent of the western world is in the /afs tree).
> We would like to remove this entry completely; as well as other,
> less voluminous directories.
>
> Does ADSM development have a time table for including this
> functionality?  R.
>
> Richard Alexander                         phone: (518) 276-6785
> Mgr, High Performance Computing           fax: (518) 276-2809
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute          Internet: alexar AT rpi DOT edu
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> On Feb 22,  6:34pm, R. Alexander wrote:
> > Subject: incl/excl
> > We have been experimenting with tailoring the
> > file systems that a garden variety user sees on
> > the adsm client display.
> >
> > We have tried an include/exclude file.  We have tried
> > virtual mount points.  We have tried "domain" statements.
> > Nothing changes.  Always, all of the local file systems
> > are displayed.
>
> YEs - this is what will happen. Despite what is inthe incl/excl file, a
> user will see all of the local file systems as if they were candidates for
> backups. However, if you carry the test trughh, you will find out that
> when the user attemtpts to back up a filesystem that has been excluded ,
> they won't be able to back the files up. I tried this myself.
>
> I cintacted IBM about this and they validated what I had discovered.
> In the current release there is no support to hide or mask files
> from a user.
> >
> > Richard Alexander                         phone: (518) 276-6785
> > Mgr, High Performance Computing           fax: (518) 276-2809
> > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute          Internet: alexar AT rpi DOT edu
> > =7F=7F    incl/excl
> >-- End of excerpt from R. Alexander
>
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