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Ville_Luomanen's avatar
Ville_Luomanen
Level 2
18 years ago

User rights for external hard disk

Hello,

I'm using Backup Exec 10 with newest updates. Operating system is SBS 2003. I'm backing up to tape and also to external Lacie hard disk. My question is about the rights.

The user rights (user/password) for the Lacie are the same as for the Backup Exec. Is it possible to give different rights for the lacie and not to use the same rights as the backup exec? I'm asking this because if the user account properties will change in the future, the external hard disk is going to be access denied...(?)
10.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec

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  • Gauri_Ketkar's avatar
    Gauri_Ketkar
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    Hi,

    Is it possible to give different rights for the lacie and not to use the same rights as the backup exec?
    *No

    What is the difference between a Backup-To-Disk folder and a removable Backup-To-Disk folder?
    http://support.veritas.com/docs/275624

    Best Practices for using removable media and the "Backup to Disk" feature in Backup Exec for Windows Servers
    http://support.veritas.com/docs/239539

    How to create a new removable Backup-to-Disk folder in Backup Exec 9.x and 10.x for Windows Servers
    http://support.veritas.com/docs/253764


    Update us on the same and revert for any further Query
    Hope this will help you


    Thank you
    Gauri
  • Ken_Putnam's avatar
    Ken_Putnam
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    The hard drive or folder on the Lacie MUST allow the BackupExec Service account access or the backup will fail. If you can specify an account in the format "machine_name\userid" or "domain_name\userid" (like Windows allows) when the BackupExec service account password changes, it won't matter.
  • priya_khire's avatar
    priya_khire
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    Hello,

    As suggested be Ken and Gauri, the account will need rights on the external disk else it won't be able to use the device.

    Did you try the steps suggested? Revert in case you still have queries on this.