Kris / Everyone,
I do not consider this a feature - but importantly a very huge headache, and
major, major problem!!!
There is absolutely no way I can accept this as being a feature - I don't
see other Backup applications doing this feature (NT Backup, ArcServe) which
creates the shares on a target client.

If Veritas has used Microsoft API's to perform this task, then someone needs
shooting! If I was going to perform a "Test Restore" of 576GB of our Data
(which includes 2000 Shares!!) and then suddenly Netbackup recreates the
shares once the target machine was rebooted, it would cause a lot of
problems for us. I do not believe I am the only one in this situation.
Surely other people have the same issues?

If Veritas is using Microsoft API's and they blame Microsoft for this, then
tell me how other Backup programs manage to "avoid" this feature? If you
restore the registry, then I can accept the shares would be recreated upon
reboot, yet Netbackup is creating them "without" the registry!

I believe using Microsoft's API's is an option. We have people here that
create apps as "add-ons" for Microsoft Products. They are also puzzled over
this so-called "feature".

Would be great to know who else has seen this issue?

Simon Weaver
NT Domain Administrator
Ext. 5544
Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com

-----Original Message-----
From: Williams, Kris [mailto:Kris.Williams AT iams DOT com]
Sent: 13 June 2002 01:48:PM
To: WEAVER, Simon; 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Shares ARE recreated on NT

I have seen this "problem" before in our environment. We actually refer to
it as
a feature because when migrating data to a new box, all the shares remain.
This
saves us from having to go in and reshare all the directories. The only
problem
you run into is if you use local groups for permissions. You need to either
change the permissions on the  source box before the backup to use Domain
groups
or use a tool that does a "SID Walk" through the new box and fixes the local
group permissions. NetIQ makes a rather good server consolidation tool.


Thanks,

Kris

-----Original Message-----
From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:Simon.WEAVER AT astrium-space DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:41 AM
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Shares ARE recreated on NT


Guys,
I have discovered that netbackup is to blame for the recreation of shares
when restoring Data from one target machine to another!
This has caused us many days of problems, therefore I am wondering if
either:

(A) Anyone has had this problem?
(B) Disable this option?

I have a Technote article, but it doesn't actually give a solution, but
instead seems to point the problem to Microsoft's API's!

Thanks to anyone :)

Simon Weaver
NT Domain Administrator
Ext. 5544
Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com

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