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jsivrts's avatar
jsivrts
Level 4
3 years ago

Veritas NetBackup version 9.1 change password for accounts nbusvc and nbwebsvc

If I changed the passwords for the nbusvc and nbwebsvc accounts in the Veritas NetBackup version 9.1 on the master server, I just need to do this with the passwd command on the server with RHEL 7, or maybe somewhere else?
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  • davidmoline's avatar
    davidmoline
    3 years ago

    Hi jsivrts 

    If these are the accounts you are using for NBU Web services and to run most of the NetBackup services, then there is no requirement for them to have a password at all (RHEL is not Windows) - you should not be logging in as these users so there is no need for a password, and if you need to perform operations as one of these users, then you would use the "su" utility as root to change ID (e.g. '# su nbusvc'). I would also be careful that you don't have any password expiry attached to the accounts (if the account becomes locked, then I don't believe the services will start).

    David

  • davidmoline's avatar
    davidmoline
    Level 6
    3 years ago

    Hi jsivrts 

    If these are the accounts you are using for NBU Web services and to run most of the NetBackup services, then there is no requirement for them to have a password at all (RHEL is not Windows) - you should not be logging in as these users so there is no need for a password, and if you need to perform operations as one of these users, then you would use the "su" utility as root to change ID (e.g. '# su nbusvc'). I would also be careful that you don't have any password expiry attached to the accounts (if the account becomes locked, then I don't believe the services will start).

    David

    • davidmoline's avatar
      davidmoline
      Level 6
      3 years ago

      Hi jsivrts 

      And to answer your question - yes use the passwd utility, that the only safe way to change passwords in Linux.

      David