PK27586: "XCOPY /O /K" SHOULD BE USED INSTEAD OF "XCOPY /O" WHEN MOVING A VOB OR VIEW.

Rational Software Development Platform - Team version 7.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• xcopy
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The "Preserving NTFS ACLs when copying a VOB or view storage
  directory" section of the ClearCase Administrator's Guide
  (page 204 for 7.0 or page 257 for 2003.06.00) currently
  says:
  "In most cases, you can use the ccopy utility
  (ccase?home?dir\etc\utils\ccopy) when copying a VOB or view
  storage directory. Although ccopy copies all of the
  necessary ACL information, it does not copy the full
  security descriptor of an object, and therefore effectively
  grants the user who runs it full access to the copied
  directory. If someone other than the VOB or view owner is
  copying a VOB or view storage directory, it may be more
  appropriate to use xcopy /o or, on Windows NT, scopy
  instead.
  On Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can use xcopy with the /o
  option.
  Because Windows 2000 and Windows XP allow a directory to
  inherit ACLs from its parent directory, the copied directory
  may inherit some entries from the ACL of its parent
  directory, which can cause problems with VOB and view
  access."
  While "xcopy /o" is enough to preserve a file's ACLs, it
  cannot preserve the file's read-only attribute. As a result,
  when checkvob is run aginst a VOB storage directory copied
  with "xcopy /o", it reports misprotected source containers.
  The solution to this problem is to use "xcopy /o /k". The
  "/k" option ensures that the VOB storage files' read-only
  attributes are preserved.
  

Problem conclusion

• The "Preserving NTFS ACLs when copying a VOB or view storage
  directory" section on p. 204 of the ClearCase
  Administrator's Guide (v7.0) now recommends using "xcopy /o
  /k" rather than "xcopy /o".
  The revised content will appear in a future version of the
  ClearCase Administrator's Guide.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CLEARCASE WIN V

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSN

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