FS_COPYACL(1)						       AFS Command Reference						     FS_COPYACL(1)

NAME
       fs_copyacl - Copies an ACL from a directory to one or more other directories

SYNOPSIS
       fs copyacl -fromdir <source directory (or DFS file)>
	   -todir <destination directory (or DFS file)>+
	   [-clear] [-id] [-if] [-help]

       fs co -f <source directory (or DFS file)>
	   -t <destination directory (or DFS file)>+
	   [-c] [-id] [-if] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       The fs copyacl command copies the access control list (ACL) from a source directory to each specified destination directory. The source
       directory's ACL is unchanged, and changes to the destination directory's ACL obey the following rules:

       o   If an entry on the source ACL does not already exist on the destination ACL, it is added.

       o   If an entry exists on both the source and destination ACLs, the permissions from the source ACL entry replace the current permissions
	   on the destination ACL entry.

       o   If an entry on the destination ACL has no corresponding entry on the source ACL, it is removed if the -clear flag is included and is
	   unchanged otherwise. In other words, if the -clear flag is provided, the source ACL completely replaces the destination ACL.

       When using this command to copy ACLs between objects in DFS filespace accessed via the AFS/DFS Migration Toolkit Protocol Translator, it is
       possible to specify files, as well as directories, with the -fromdir and -todir arguments.

CAUTIONS
       Do not copy ACLs between AFS and DFS files or directories. The ACL formats are incompatible.

OPTIONS
       -fromdir <source directory>
	   Specifies the source directory from which to copy the ACL.  (Specifying an AFS file copies its directory's ACL, but specifying a DFS
	   file copies its own ACL.) A partial pathname is interpreted relative to the current working directory.

       -todir <destination directory>
	   Specifies each directory for which to alter the ACL to match the source ACL. (Specifying an AFS file halts the command with an error,
	   but specifying a DFS file alters the file's ACL). A partial pathname is interpreted relative to the current working directory.

	   Specify the read/write path to each directory (or DFS file), to avoid the failure that results from attempting to change a read-only
	   volume. By convention, the read/write path is indicated by placing a period before the cell name at the pathname's second level (for
	   example, "/afs/.abc.com"). For further discussion of the concept of read/write and read-only paths through the filespace, see the fs
	   mkmount reference page.

       -clear
	   Replaces the ACL of each destination directory with the source ACL.

       -id Modifies the Initial Container ACL of each DFS directory named by the -todir argument, rather than the regular Object ACL. This
	   argument is supported only when both the source and each destination directory reside in DFS and are accessed via the AFS/DFS Migration
	   Toolkit Protocol Translator.

       -if Modifies the Initial Object ACL of each DFS directory named by the -todir argument, rather than the regular Object ACL. This argument
	   is supported only when both the source and each destination directory reside in DFS and are accessed via the AFS/DFS Migration Toolkit
	   Protocol Translator.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

EXAMPLES
       The following example command copies the current working directory's ACL to its subdirectory called reports. Note that the source
       directory's ACL is unaffected. Entries on the reports directory's that are not on the source ACL of the current directory remain unaffected
       as well, because the -clear flag is not used.

	  % fs listacl . reports
	  Access list for . is
	  Normal rights:
	     pat rlidwka
	     smith rlidwk
	  Access list for reports is
	  Normal rights:
	     pat rl
	     pat:friends rl
	  Negative rights
	     jones rlidwka

	  % fs copyacl -fromdir . -todir reports

	  % fs listacl . reports
	  Access list for . is
	  Normal rights:
	     pat rlidwka
	     smith rlidwk
	  Access list for reports is
	  Normal rights:
	     pat rlidwka
	     pat:friends rl
	     smith rlidwk
	  Negative rights
	     jones rlidwka

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
       To copy an ACL between AFS objects, the issuer must have the "l" (lookup) permission on the source directory's ACL and the "a" (administer)
       permission on each destination directory's ACL. If the -fromdir argument names a file rather than a directory, the issuer must have both
       the "l" and "r" (read) permissions on the ACL of the file's directory.

       To copy an ACL between DFS objects, the issuer must have the r permission on the source directory or file's ACL and the "c" (control)
       permission on each destination directory or file's ACL.

SEE ALSO
       fs_listacl(1), fs_mkmount(1), fs_setacl(1)

COPYRIGHT
       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas
       Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.

OpenAFS 							    2012-03-26							     FS_COPYACL(1)