Allowing all clients to perform redirected restores
The NetBackup administrator can allow clients to perform redirected restores. That is, allow all clients to restore the backups that belong to other clients.
To do so, first create an altnames directory on the NetBackup primary server where the backup policy for the clients resides. Place an empty No.Restrictions file inside of the directory.
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions
Do not add a suffix to the files in the altnames directory.
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/No.Restrictions
The NetBackup client name setting on the requesting client must match the name of the client for which the backup was created. The peer name of the requesting client does not need to match the NetBackup client name setting.
Note:
The altnames directory can present a breach of security, so use it only limited circumstances. Users that are permitted to restore files from other clients may also have local permission to create the files that are found in the backup.