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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Configuring multi-person authorization
  4. Disable multi-person authorization
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Disable multi-person authorization

In certain cases, you may need to temporarily disable multi-person authorization for the associated operations.

To disable multi-person authorization for all the associated operations, run the following command after bpnbat -login -loginType WEB using the root or Administrator account.

nbseccmd -disableMPA

You can disable multi-person authorization for a specific operation using the NetBackup web UI

To disable multi-person authorization for a specific operation

  1. Sign into the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left pane, click Security > Multi-person authorization.
  3. On the top right, click Configure multi-person authorization.
  4. In the Operations for multi-person authorization section, click Edit.
  5. Clear the check box for the operation for which you want to disable multi-person authorization.
  6. Select Save.
  7. Select Save.

    This generates a ticket that is shown on the ticket details page with the operation name as MPA Configuration.

    Multi-person authorization will be disabled for the associated operation only after the approval of the respective ticket.

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