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  2. NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide
  3. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
  4. nbfp
NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Name

nbfp — resets the file permissions of the NetBackup installation directory to the default values

SYNOPSIS

For UNIX

nbfp --upgrade

For Windows

nbfp -silent

nbfp -restore [file]

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\goodies\

DESCRIPTION

The nbfp command resets the file permissions of the NetBackup installation directory to the default values.

On NetBackup clustered master server, make sure that you run this command on all nodes of cluster to reset of permissions on all nodes. On the active node, make sure that shared disk is online before you run nbfp.

OPTIONS

-restore [file]

Restores the permissions of the NetBackup installation directory as specified in the file. The specified file must be one of the backup files that is saved in the install_path\NetBackup\var\nbfp directory. This option only applies to Windows platforms.

If the file is not specified, the permissions are restored based on the latest backup file in the install_path\NetBackup\var\nbfp directory.

-silent

Skips the user confirmation. This option only applies to Windows platforms.

--upgrade

Changes the permissions of files and VxUL logs to the more restrictive settings.

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