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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide
  3. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
  4. nbsetconfig
Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Name

nbsetconfig — update a NetBackup configuration

SYNOPSIS

nbsetconfig [-h host] [-u user] [filename,...] [-r "reason"]

 

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\

DESCRIPTION

The nbsetconfig command is used to update a configuration. This command is available for all NetBackup platforms.

You must have administrator privileges to run this command.

OPTIONS

filename,...

Specifies the file or files where the updates are listed. If not specified, the standard input is read.

-h host

Specifies the host name of the server or client whose configuration you update.

-r "reason"

Indicates the reason why you choose this command action. The reason text string that you enter is captured and appears in the audit report. Enclose this string with double quotes ("..."). The string must not exceed 512 characters. It cannot begin with a dash character (-) nor contain a single quotation mark (').

-u user

Specifies the user whose configuration you update.

EXAMPLE

Set the NetBackup configuration on the system to the designated servers. The master server is yellow.colors.org and the media server is orange.colors.org.

# nbsetconfig
SERVER = yellow.colors.org
SERVER = orange.colors.org

To escape on UNIX, press:

Ctl+D

To escape on Windows, press:

Ctl+Z

SEE ALSO

See nbgetconfig .

See bpgetconfig .

See bpsetconfig.

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