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The Question is: I am trying to consolidate 2 small disks into 1 large disk. The problem is that directories (and files) on the 2 small disks have ACLs associated with them. Thus far I have been unsuccessful in being able to move both disks directories and files to the new disk and keep the ACLs. I can move one or the other with a backup/image command but not the other. How can I accomplish my task and retain the ACLs? The Answer is : BACKUP/IMAGE is a destructive copy, the target is overwritten. The OpenVMS Wizard would assume that a BACKUP/IMAGE followed by a (local) file-oriented BACKUP would provide the necessary results and would preserve the ACLs -- mount the two system disks on the same system, and use BACKUP to transfer the files and directories. ACLs and the binary value of identifiers are local to an OpenVMS system, and can not and do not make particular sense in the context of a remote system. The binary values of the identifiers used on the two system disks may not (probably will not) match, meaning that some sort of merge operation to rationalize the identifier values used on the target disk will be required -- please see the appendix of the cluster management manual for details on merging authorization files. The OpenVMS Wizard would generally recommend cleanly installing V5.5-2 (or later) and the associated layered products, reapplying site-specific customizations, transfering SYSUAF, RIGHTSLIST, NET*PROXY and similar, while retaining the old system disks as sources for the files when necessary -- merging multiple system disks is certain possible, but it also can bring over a fair quantity of unnecessary cruft from the old configuration.
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