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.

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Andrew Raibeck <[email protected]> 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: [email protected]
>
> 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" <[email protected]> wrote on 2013-02-08
> 16:11:02:
>
> > From: Zoltan Forray <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected],
> > 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" <[email protected]>
> >
> > 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*
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> > Virginia Commonwealth University
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