On 8 feb. 2013, at 22:38, Zoltan Forray <zforray AT VCU DOT EDU> wrote:

> Andy,
> 
> Thanks for the confirmation.  We saw that list.  To me it seems like a
> waste to rebackup gigs of data unnecessarily instead of just the attribute
> information but I guess there is a reason why it is done this way.
> 

windows ACL's can be huge…. not something that can be stored in the TSM 
database, so they become part of the file data to tam… There is an option to 
skip NT permissions from the backup if your company policy allows you to do so….


> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Andrew Raibeck <storman AT us.ibm DOT com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> 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
>>> 
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>>> Virginia Commonwealth University
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> 
> 
> 
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