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SFS Authorizations During Restores

System administrators and users can specify whether they want to restore authorizations when they submit a request to restore SFS files or directories. If you specify the REPLACE option on a restore job, CA VM:Backup restores authorizations as follows:

• If an authorization exists in the backup version that does not exist for the target file or directory, CA VM:Backup grants the authorization.
• If an authorization exists for the target file or directory that does not exist in the backup, CA VM:Backup revokes the authorization.
• If an authorization exists in both the target and backup versions, CA VM:Backup leaves the target authorization unchanged.

Existing authorizations are not affected when the NEWFILE option is specified; missing authorizations are created.

Note: If you are using an SFS External Security Manager (ESM), the authorizations that CA VM:Backup restores have no effect. Follow the instructions from your ESM vendor to restore authorizations.