BM 3.9 ACL errors/questions

[phxazcraig]

In article <jpeteet.3z369z@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, Jpeteet wrote:
> If I were to use the FILLATR.NCF I would first backup the filters from
> the old server and then just use that file to pull them back into the
> new server correct?
>
No, not at all.

FILLATTR.NCF (which is a bit tricky to get the syntax correct), is
designed to migrate NDS components of BM 3.8 to 3.9 format. It does
proxy and access rules, but not filters. Filters haven't changed format
in NDS - same in 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9.

No risk to using FILLATTR, but you might struggle a bit to get it to
work. My thinking is that maybe you get things migrated, and they show
up in iManager. And then you might consider deleting the old NDS
entries using ConsoleOne, leaving only the newer format behind. This
all requires a good understanding of what is going on, along with
matching this to specific problem symptoms.

Filters are put (back) into NDS from a filters.cfg file using a filtsrv
migrate process. The sequence of events is critical, or you wipe out
all your filters and filter exceptions. (Hence the need to be sure you
have a good backup of filters.cfg).

Craig Johnson
Novell Support Connection SysOp
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