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Netbackup Web Server User/Group

rafanto
Level 4

Hi,

Please your help with this question, the default local user name nbwebsvc, and the default local group nbwebgrp (non-clustered environment), this account/group can have different names and can be domain accounts (not local accounts)?

Thank you!

Regards

Rafael

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davidmoline
Level 6
Employee

Hi @rafanto 

The actual username and group can be anything that you like. I know a lot of customers that use different names that better suit their internal naming conventions. 

For non-clustered master servers the account can be either local or domain on Windows again whatever suits the local conventions/requirements. Don't forget to enable this account to login as a service (via local security policy or group policy) as per the documentation. 

For clustered on Windows the account really needs to be a domain account to ensure the user has the same SID on each system. 

Cheers
David

Hi, thank you for your response, if we initially install NBU with a local user, we can't change later, that's correct? or exist some procedure to change this local user to domain user?

Regards

Rafael

HI @rafanto 

It is possible to change the user/group and there is an article describing how to do  this:  https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100047147

I would tread with caution though and make sure you have a ready way to revert back to the previous user (or state) - such as a snapshot if the master is a VM. Either that or be ready to call Veritas support. 

David