Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 826

Setting Rights to Back Up Portions of the eDirectory Tree
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traffic during the backup process and improves performance when the backup
program performs name resolution across the eDirectory tree structure.
The version of TSANDS.NLM that ships with NetWare allows selective
backup and restoration of an eDirectory tree structure.
HINT:
Not all third-party backup applications support this selective backup and
restoration. Check with the application vendor for details on product features.
In SBCON, you can begin the backup of the eDirectory database from any
server in the eDirectory tree structure. The backup process continues from that
point downward to the end of that portion of the tree. If the selected container
is [Root], the entire eDirectory tree structure is processed.
This allows you to back up the entire eDirectory tree structure or subsets such
as a single branch, a single container, or even a single
option allows backup of only those objects for which the backup user has the
Supervisor right.
When you back up eDirectory, we recommend that you back up the eDirectory
tree structure in one session whenever possible. Although partial eDirectory
backups and restores are possible, numerous precautions and additional issues
must be noted. See "Partial eDirectory Restores" on page 79
information.
The network administrator can assign backup administrators with limited
rights to the eDirectory tree structure.
For example, suppose in your company you have three Organizational Units
that need to be backed up (East, West, Mid). You could create three User
objects—BackAdmin1, BackAdmin2, and BackAdmin3—and give them
rights to the Organizational Unit that they are responsible to back up.
You then create a TSANDS.CFG file that lists the fully distinguished name of
the contexts where the backup administrators' rights begin. It would look
similar to the following:
.OU=East.O=Acme
.OU=West.O=Acme
.OU=Mid.O=Acme
Backup administrators have rights to back up the eDirectory tree structure
beginning only at the context listed, and the rights continue until the tree stops
or the rights are filtered out. Backup administrators should use a custom
leaf object. Also, a scan
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