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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Running NetBackup services with non-privileged user (service user) account
  4. Changing a service user account after installation or upgrade
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Changing a service user account after installation or upgrade

On UNIX, you can change service user account to any other user account using the nbserviceusercmd command.

On Windows, you can change service user account to Administrator, Local System or Local Service using nbserviceusercmd command.

Refer to the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide for more details.

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