Pat,
Give the user instructions on the "RESTORE" command with the "INACTIVE=YES"
option set and allow them to "-PICK".  Mebbe next time they won't wait 2
weeks.  (We hope).

Actually, I tried the following command out (if you user is GUI, adjust
accordingly), and it may work for your user;

     DSMC RESTORE -INA=YES -PICK -TODATE=12/31/1997 "/home/users/*"

The "todate" option did not show any backups taken after the date
specified.

Good luck
Randall Eggert
MAPCO, Inc.
Tulsa, OK





Pat_Mills AT SONYMUSIC DOT COM on 01/22/98 03:16:56 PM

Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Randall Eggert/TUL/MAPCO)
Subject:  Restoring




We spend most of our time here just trying to keep this monster, ADSM,
running and protecting it's self. But what if someone was crazy enough to
want to restore a user's directory. What if they'd done a bunch of changes
and builds to some source code in a directory. What if they realize nothing
is working and they'd really like to restore this directory back to the way
it was when they woke up two weeks ago. Now our trusty ADSM has been doing
it's incrementals nightly. Can I get that directory back to that point in
time without restoring every individual file manually?

Pat Mills
Sony Disc Mfg