Restoring Files that Possess ACLs

By default, the NetBackup modified GNU tar (/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/tar) restores ACLs along with file and directory data. However, there are situations when the the ACLs cannot be restored to the file data:

• Where the restore is cross-platform. (Examples: restoring an AIX ACL to a Solaris client; restoring a Windows ACL to a HP client.)
• When a tar other than the NetBackup modified tar is used to restore files.

In these instances, NetBackup stores the ACL information in a series of generated files in the root directory using the following naming form:

.SeCuRiTy.nnnn

These files can be deleted or can be read and the ACLs regenerated by hand.