About access control in NetBackup
NetBackup provides the following types of access control:
The NetBackup Administration Console (default)
NetBackup administrators can control who can view the various applications in NetBackup. Root users and administrators have full access to the NetBackup Administration Console. A non-root or non-administrator user can access the Backup, Archive, and Restore application. This user can also access additional applications, as defined for that user in the
auth.conffile.Access control is view-based, not role-based. The administrator can control the applications that a user can view and manage, but cannot control which tasks a user can perform based on their role in the organization. Access control is limited to the NetBackup Administration Console. (Interfaces like the Backup, Archive, and Restore client and the NetBackup MS SQL Client are not affected.)
For detailed information about access control with the NetBackup Administration Console, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Beginning with the NetBackup 8.1.2 release, the NetBackup web user interface provides role-based access control for a limited number of security settings and workloads. Refer to the guides for the NetBackup Web UI Security Administrator's Guide for more information.
Enhanced Auditing
This feature allows a non-root user or a non-administrator to perform all the NetBackup operations through a command-line interface or the NetBackup Administration Console. The user is authorized to either perform all operations or no operations. This feature does not offer role-based access control.
NetBackup Access Control (NBAC)
NBAC is the original role-based access control provided with NetBackup for the NetBackup Administration Console and the CLIs. Veritas recommends that you use one of the other methods of access control to manage your NetBackup environment.
Refer to the following table for key differences between the access control methods available for the NetBackup Administration Console and CLIs. (The RBAC feature in the NetBackup web UI only provides access control for the web UI and for the NetBackup APIs.)
Table:
Access and auditing | NetBackup Admin Console and auth.conf | Enhanced Auditing | NBAC |
|---|---|---|---|
Who can use the NetBackup Administration Console? | Root users and administrators have full access to the Admin Console. Non-root users or non-administrators are limited to the Backup, Archive, and Restore application by default. Otherwise, these users can access the applications that are defined for them in the | Root users, administrators, and NetBackup administrators have full access to the Admin Console. Non-root users or non-administrators are limited to the Backup, Archive, and Restore application by default. | Root users and administrators have full access to the Admin Console. A user's NBAC group membership determines which applications they are authorized to use. |
Who can use the CLI? | Root users and administrators have full access to the CLI. | Root users, administrators, and NetBackup administrators have full access to the CLI. | Root users or administrators have full access to the CLI. Users that are authorized by NBAC can use the CLI. Their NBAC group membership determines which commands they are authorized to use. |
How is a user audited? | As root or administrator | With the real user name | With the real user name |
Compatibility with other features | Enhanced Auditing | NBAC works independently. | NetBackup Admin Console and Enhanced Auditing is not compatible with NBAC. |
Refer to the following flowcharts for details about the access control methods for the NetBackup Administration Console and the CLIs.
