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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section I. Identity and access management
  4. NetBackup Access Control Security (NBAC)
  5. Troubleshooting Access Management
  6. Verification points in a mixed environment with a UNIX primary server
  7. Client verification points for a mixed UNIX primary server
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Client verification points for a mixed UNIX primary server

See the following topic for procedures to verify the UNIX client computers:

See UNIX client verification.

The following table describes the procedures to verify Windows clients.

Table: Procedures to verify Windows clients

Procedures

Description

Verify the credential for the Windows client

Check that the credential for the client is indeed for the correct client and comes from the correct domain. Run bpnbat -whoami with -cf for the client's credential file.

For example:

   bpnbat -whoami -cf "c:\Program 
   Files\Veritas\Netbackup\var\vxss\credentials\
    win_client.company.com
   Name: win_client.company.com
   Domain: NBU_Machines@unix_primary.company.com
   Issued by: /CN=broker/OU=root@unix_primary.company.com/
    O=vx
   Expiry Date: Oct 31 19:50:50 2007 GMT
   Authentication method: Veritas Private Security
   Operation completed successfully.

Verify that the authentication client libraries are installed

Run bpnbat -login on the client to verify that the authentication client libraries are installed.

For example:

   bpnbat -login
   Authentication Broker: unix_primary.company.com
   Authentication port [Enter = default]:
   Authentication type (NIS, NIS+, WINDOWS, vx, unixpwd)
     : NIS
   Domain: min.com
   Name: Smith
   Password:
   Operation completed successfully.

Verify the Windows authentication broker

Ensure that the Windows authentication broker has mutual trust with the main UNIX authentication broker. Also, make sure that the broker uses the UNIX broker as its root broker.

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