The client manual lists the following items that will cause a file to be
treated as "changed":

  – File size

  – Date or time of last modification

  – Extended Attributes

  – Access Control List

  – Sparse, reparse point or encrypted file attributes.

  – NTFS file security descriptors. These are the Owner Security Identifier
(SID),
    Group SID, Discretionary Access Control List (ACL), and System ACL.

So yes, if the folder is changed, and the change is propagated to child
files and directories, then all those objects will be considered "changed".

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support pages:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolidoccentral/Tivoli
+Storage+Manager
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli
+Storage+Manager/page/Home

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2013-02-08
16:11:02:

> From: Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 2013-02-08 16:12
> Subject: Added permissions for new user to a folder causes backup of
> unchanged files
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> TSM Windows client 6.2.2.0 - Is this W.A.D. or a bug fixed in a later
> release?
>
> A user did the above and thousands of files were backed up eventhough
that
> was the only thing that changed?
>
> This is a 2K3 server CIFS sharing box we use to back up 32-shares in our
SAN
>
> --
> *Zoltan Forray*
> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> UCC/Office of Technology Services
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