topic Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24477#M5768 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV><P>You could Ndmpcopy the file from a snapshot directory from the cli To a new name on the active file system then as log as you have top level permission you can modify permission on that file. </P></DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:42:05 GMT scottgelb 2012-07-26T13:42:05Z How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24454#M5755 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I basically have a file that has been Snapmirrored about 30-days ago that has either changed owndership or has lost all the ACL's (both) not sure. Thus I cannot not restore the file. Is there a way to basically get that file off this CIFS volume and have it assume the everyone ACL or something?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:22:16 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24454#M5755 markryanwillis 2025-06-05T06:22:16Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24459#M5758 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Break the snapmirror, change the cifs share to everyone, you should be able to access from all the clients the share and restore it just with cut and paste.</P><P></P><P>Once done, resync it back again and you will be&nbsp; back to business.</P><P></P><P>thank you.</P><P>AK G<BR /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:35:34 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24459#M5758 AGUMADAVALLI 2012-07-25T20:35:34Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24465#M5761 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This file is in a ~snapshot folder and not sure that is going to work that easy. I think I forgot to mention that....</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:46:23 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24465#M5761 markryanwillis 2012-07-25T20:46:23Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24468#M5763 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>yes you are correct. </P><P>AK G</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:48:12 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24468#M5763 AGUMADAVALLI 2012-07-25T20:48:12Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24472#M5766 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One way to get just the information out of it is using CLI Command rdfile. Here an example:</P><P></P><P>rdfile /etc/.snapshot/nightly.1/snapmirror.conf</P><P></P><P>This command will print out the content of the snapmirror.conf file from the snapshot nightly.1 onto the CLI.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:56:54 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24472#M5766 haenggi 2012-07-26T07:56:54Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24477#M5768 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV><P>You could Ndmpcopy the file from a snapshot directory from the cli To a new name on the active file system then as log as you have top level permission you can modify permission on that file. </P></DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:42:05 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24477#M5768 scottgelb 2012-07-26T13:42:05Z Re: How to access a snapmirror file that no longer contains any ACL's on NetApp https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24485#M5770 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That is what I did before we found the owner of the file had his Domain Account recently deactivated (: Thank you all!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:04:00 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/How-to-access-a-snapmirror-file-that-no-longer-contains-any-ACL-s-on-NetApp/m-p/24485#M5770 markryanwillis 2012-07-26T14:04:00Z