This is a known issue with backups of edirectory but not a networker problem. 
There was a product alert (documentation) on this 2-3 years ago.

Please check the manuals (release notes 7.4.2+ most likely) it is documented 
there.

Basically this is the issue:
Networker supports the NSS file sytem and can backup files residing in it. 
However metadata has to be "pre-backed up"  using the edirectory tools for 
that.

The metadata has to be backed up along with the filsystem data and recovered 
together and apply it to the recovered files.

If the metadata had not been  backed up then it cannot be recovered and it is, 
therefore, lost.

(not sure whether this may affect the timestamps you mention, but that could 
be a different issue that would need a different e-mail thread...)


I hope this is is clear now.
jee



On Wednesday 14 April 2010 19:00:09 Matthew Powell wrote:
> I have a colleague that is trying to recover files to a Novell server that
> is running OES1/Linux. He can get the files from the backup server but when
> the files are put back they don't have the same rights and trustee's that
> were originally set. Also they would like for the time stamps to not be
> modified since the same files are being put back. All files have a
> modification date of the day of the recover and not the original date when
> it was backed up. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope everyone
> has a great day.
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