Well, since a "system privileged admin id" could change the node's password
and then connect without using their admin id & password (use the one they
just set it to) I can see why the straight use of their id & password would
be allowed.

Just another reason why management should pay their TSM admin's well ;-)

Dwight



-----Original Message-----
From: Gerhard Rentschler [mailto:g.rentschler AT RUS.UNI-STUTTGART DOT DE]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:01 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Client login with admin id and password


Hello,
I always thought that a tsm admin does not have access to client data. I
think I learned something new.
Calling dsmc or dsm with -node=tarzan and specifying a valid admin id and
password (system privilege) gives access to node tarzan's data. At least it
is possible to list the files. I haven't tried to restore data. This is
indeed documented. However, I would prefer if there were a message in the
activity log saying that admin id was used.
Am I wrong? Could someone explain this feature in more detail?

Best regards
Gerhard
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