[ADMIN.CUSTOMER]SEC_ACCESS.HOL

[Gary_167]

Hello, does anyone know what this file does (on the system disk)?
Is it normal to have it marked for NOBACKUP?

%BACKUP-I-NOBACKUP, DKA0:[ADMIN.CUSTOMER]SEC_ACCESS.HOL;1 data not copied, file marked NOBACKUP

[Lokesh_2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This looks to me an application specific file. Check out which product/application uses this file and contact the support accordingly. Maybe you can do $SHO DEV/FILES DKA0: , and check if this file is open. If yes, then it will be a good start to find the process which uses it and track down the application.....

Thanks & regards,
Lokesh

[Antoniov.]

Gary,
do you are using samba?
If I remember, SEC_ACCESS is security access file for samba.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Hein van den Heuvel]

Check "help set file /backup"

Like swap files this could be useful for Oracle temp files. Or for applications that use a CRMPSC (Create map sections) with a backup file for which the data gets re-created on application startup.
Any largish files, that can and will be recreated anyway.
For small files I would not bother marking nobackup as it just creates confusion. (as we witness now?)

So... this is really an application question.

What purpose does the SEC_ACCESS.HOL file have in you business application. VMS is just doing what it is told to do.

Don't rule out that this attribute was 'accidently' set, or that is was set as a feeble attempt to implement some sort of security by not having this file go to tape automagically.

hth,
Hein.

[Gary_167]

We run AS/Pathworks and Oracle on this node. Will try to find what uses the file
Thanks

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Gary,

Just guessing, but it looks to me as if your Adv.Server is configured to perform "user account host mapping", and that someone created the login directory for the ADMIN account (a typical Adv.Server user name) in the MFD of your system disk.
Why the SEC_ACCESS.HOL file is marked nobackup, I haven't the faintest idea.

Greetz,

Kris

[Bojan Nemec]

Hi,

You can arange a security audit or alarm on this file, to find what uses the file.

Look at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731FINAL/6017/6017pro_054.html#index_x_2736 to find out how to write it.

Bojan