Hi,

have you checked the client-option FOLLOWSYMBOLIC described in ADSM V2
Installing the Clients.


> 
> Hi,
> 
> (ADSM Server for AIX and AIX client 2.1.0.6G)
> I'm very disappointed that ADSM is not able to backup
> symbolic links. When I create a symbolic link that points
> to another directory, the symbolic link is not listed in
> the directory tree. It's listed in the file table without
> a note that it's a symbolic link and not a regular file.
> When I restore the symbolic link, ADSM creates an empty
> file that points to the nirvana:
> 
> Before the backup:
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 dirk     staff          3 Feb 28 10:00 temp -> odm
> 
> the symbolic link "temp" points to the directory "odm".
> After restore:
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 dirk     staff          0 Feb 28 10:02 temp ->
> 
> But when I backup a file that is located under the linked
> directory by file specification, say "temp/fileA", ADSM
> backs up the original file "odm/fileA" under the name
> "temp/fileA". Then, suddenly, the directory "temp" is listed
> in the directory tree (restore by directory tree), and when
> I restore the file "temp/fileA", ADSM creates the directory
> "temp" and restores the file with the result that it now
> exists twice.
> Is this a bug?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dirk Kastens _______________Dirk.Kastens AT rz.Uni-Osnabrueck DOT DE
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> 


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