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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for NetBackup servers and clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for NetBackup servers and clients

The ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE option specifies the path to the text file where the passphrase for the external certificate's private key is stored.

You should specify the ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE option only if the certificate's private key is encrypted.

See ECA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients.

Note:

You should not specify the ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE option if you use Windows certificate store.

See ECA_CERT_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients.

Table: ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE = Path to the passphrase file

Equivalent Administration Console property

No equivalent exists in the NetBackup Administration Console host properties.

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