Hi,
  ADSM allows the client to assign the rights to restore a file to a user on
another platform.  In your case, the Sun file server would allow each user
on his local machine the right to restore files from the Sun...

Jim

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> From:         Reinhold Wagner[SMTP:rwagner AT ZEUNASTAERKER DOT DE]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Thursday, July 22, 1999 1:38 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Can users perform their own restores on UNIX?
>
> Thomas,
>
> Thomas,
>
> thanks for your answer, but i'm afraid i did not describe my
> problem clear enough.
>
> As far as i understand, must dsm be executed on the ADSM
> client in order to respect the user rights. We'd like to
> achieve that the CAD user must noch leave his workstation
>
> The CAD user should have a simple command which calls
> a dsm on his solaris file server and displays the
> dsm GUI on the users workstation. This could be
> done with rsh but is not accepted by the solaris
> administrator.
>
> Is there another method available?
>
> Reinhold Wagner, Zeuna Staerker GmbH & Co. KG
>
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> "Thomas A. La Porte" <tlaporte AT ANIM.DREAMWORKS DOT COM> on 22.07.99 
> 16:08:51
>
> Bitte antworten an "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> An:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Kopie:     (Blindkopie: Reinhold Wagner/A/DE/ZEUNA)
> Thema:    Re: Can users perform their own restores on UNIX?
>
>
>
> 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
> >
>