> From: Monte Ambrose <mambrose AT VNET.IBM DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: symbolic links
> Date: Tuesday, March 11, 1997 8:54 PM
>
> Christo, and other concerned parties
>
> Response to ADSM's handling of symbolic links.
>
> The problem.
>
> >. When restoring a symbolic link that originally pointed
> to a directory, but the link no longer exists, a new
> directory is created with the name of the directory that
> the symbolic link originally pointed to.
>
> >. It is perceived that other unix clients handle this differently
> For instance: Sun.
>
> Testing:
>
> >. I have determined that the handling of symbolic links in this
> scenario does work as was indicated on the list. This
> occurs on the latest client. It is not true however, that the
> SUN client deals with it differently than the AIX client.
>
> What the manuals say:
>
> >. The Using The Unix Backup-Archive Clients manual says:
> "If you restore a symbolic link that originally pointed to a
> directory, along with the files in the directory (for example,
> /home/smith/symdir/*), and the symbolic link does not exist on
> your file system, ADSM builds the directory on your workstation
> and puts the files in that directory. If the subdir options is
> set to yes, ADSM recursively restores all subdirectories of the
> directory.
>
> Conclusion:
>
> >. Currently, the symbolic links are working as designed and work
> as documented. However, due to the growing concern over the way
> in which theses symbolic links are handled, I will look into
> possible changes.
>
> I am concerned that some customers may want to work as is while
> others may want the change. I can make no promises on how and
> what may get changed, but I will pursue this and keep the list
> updated.
>
> Any ideas on how this may be changed? A new option to give the
> user a choice on how things are changed?
>
> Any additional concerns? Did I miss anything?
>
> Thanks, Monte Ambrose (ADSM Client Development)
Monte,
Thanks for the response, I will keep an eye on the list for further development
regarding this...
Regards
Christo Heuer
Johannesburg
South Africa
Christoh AT absa.co DOT za
|
