By default, a user can only restore files owned by him. Only
if a user explicitly grants the privilege to another user to
restore his files can someone access backed up files that he does
not own.

This restriction does not, of course, apply to the root user.

 -- Tom

Thomas A. La Porte
DreamWorks Feature Animation
tlaporte AT anim.dreamworks DOT com

On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Reinhold Wagner wrote:

>Folks,
>
>our scenario is:
>
>- ADSM server 3.1 on AIX
>- Solaris 7 fileserver (NFS, ADSM client)
>- AIX CAD workstations (load/store CAD files from/to Solaris fileserver)
>
>What would be the best method to allow the CAD users to perform
>their own restores?
>
>It must be guaranteed that the user can only restore his own files. How
>is this be done in practice?
>
>TIA
>
>Reinhold Wagner, Zeuna Staerker GmbH & Co. KG
>