Adding AD or LDAP domains in NetBackup
NetBackup supports Active Directory (AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) domain users.
If an AD domain or an LDAP domain is added in NetBackup, the respective domain users can logon to a NetBackup master server and Security Administrator can assign role-based access control (RBAC) roles to these domain users.
See About role-based access control (RBAC) in NetBackup.
For more information about RBAC, see the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide.
The following procedure describes how to add an existing AD or LDAP domain in NetBackup and authenticate the domain users to access NetBackup.
To add an AD domain or an LDAP domain in NetBackup
- Run the following command to add an AD domain or an LDAP domain in the NetBackup master server:
vssat addldapdomain -d DomainName -s server_URL -u user_base_DN -g group_base_DN [-f trusted_CA_file_name] [-t rfc2307 | msad | {-c user_object_class -a user_attribute -q user_GID_attribute -un user_display_name_attribute -ui user_ID_attribute[:value_type] -ud user_description_attribute -x group_object_class -y group_attribute -z group_GID_attribute -gn group_display_name_attribute -gi group_ID_attribute[:value_type] -gd group_description_attribute [-k DN | UID]]} [-b FLAT | BOB] -m admin_user_DN [-w admin_user_password] [-p SUB | ONE | BASE]Note:
Ensure that the user name that is specified in the -m option has the required rights to query the AD or the LDAP server.
In case of LDAPS, if the Authentication Service (nbatd) does not trust the certificate authority (CA) that has signed the server's certificate, use the -f option to add the CA certificate in the nbatd trust store.
See Certificate authorities trusted by the NetBackup Authentication Service.
For more information about the vssat command, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
Contact your AD administrator for the correct values for these command-line options. The values may vary based on how your AD is setup.
An example to add an AD domain:
vssat addldapdomain -d domain1 -s ldap://domain1.veritas.com -u "CN=Users,DC=domain1,DC=veritas,DC=com" -g "CN=Users,DC=domain1,DC=veritas,DC=com" -t msad -m "CN=user1,CN=Users,DC=domain1,DC=veritas,DC=com" -b BOB - Run the vssat validateprpl command on the master server to verify whether the specified AD or LDAP domain is successfully added or not.
validateprpl -p username -d ldap:domain_name -b localhost:1556:nbatd
An example to validate an AD or LDAP domain:
vssat validateprpl -p user1 -d ldap:domain1 -b localhost:1556:nbatdThe domain name must match the one that is used in the addldapdomain command option.
For more information about the vssat command, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.
If the AD or LDAP domain is added and the vssat validateprpl or vssat validategroup command fails, you need to carry out certain troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue.
See Troubleshooting AD or LDAP domain configuration issues .