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DavidE31
Level 4
12 years ago

Using auth.conf file with UNIX/ Windows active directory or local user groups

Hello all,   I’m running NBU 7.1.0.3 on a RedHat 2.6 Linux Server, using JAVA admin console We aim to restrict access to some users only using the auth.conf file Checking the admin guide and ...
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  • RamNagalla's avatar
    RamNagalla
    12 years ago

    it looks like netbackup does not allow to specify the group Names

    see below from the Admin guide, it needs individual entry for each user, not group entries.

     

     

    The first field of each entry is the user name that is granted access to the rights
    that the entry specifies. In the released version, the first field lets root users use
    all of the NetBackup-Java applications.
    An asterisk in the first field indicates that any user name is accepted and the user
    is allowed to use the applications as specified. If the auth.conf file exists, it must
    have an entry for each user. Or, the auth.conf file must have an entry that
    contains an asterisk (*) in the user name field; users without entries cannot access
    any NetBackup-Java applications. Any entries that designate specific user names
    must precede a line that contains an asterisk in the user name field.
     
    Note: The asterisk specification cannot be used to authorize all users for any
    administrator capabilities. Each user must be authorized by using individual
    entries in the auth.conf file.
     
    using Vi editor , it might not big deal to enter all user entries

     

RamNagalla's avatar
RamNagalla
Moderator
12 years ago

it looks like netbackup does not allow to specify the group Names

see below from the Admin guide, it needs individual entry for each user, not group entries.

 

 

The first field of each entry is the user name that is granted access to the rights
that the entry specifies. In the released version, the first field lets root users use
all of the NetBackup-Java applications.
An asterisk in the first field indicates that any user name is accepted and the user
is allowed to use the applications as specified. If the auth.conf file exists, it must
have an entry for each user. Or, the auth.conf file must have an entry that
contains an asterisk (*) in the user name field; users without entries cannot access
any NetBackup-Java applications. Any entries that designate specific user names
must precede a line that contains an asterisk in the user name field.
 
Note: The asterisk specification cannot be used to authorize all users for any
administrator capabilities. Each user must be authorized by using individual
entries in the auth.conf file.
 
using Vi editor , it might not big deal to enter all user entries