Jeff, 

Thanks for the reply, but I have to disagree with you. By default the remote 
admin console installs using the user account of the person who installs it on 
the remote windows box (i.e. the administrator or who ever was logged in for 
the install). This has been the case since the inception of this product and 
there is a common work around noted for previous versions of this product but 
doesn't work the same with 4.5. What I was looking for was the work around to 
change the user authentication for 4.5. Normally there would be a properties 
file to edit in the install directory (C:\program files\veritas\netbackup\) but 
that file has been either removed in this version or called by a different name.

Also the non-root user authentication and management you're talking about is 
only for local administration on the master server itself and doesn't address 
use of the remote admin console. 

Thanks again for your help and I'll let you know how we resolve the problem.

Thanks,
Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Kennedy [mailto:jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:50 AM
To: Craig Everett
Cc: Veritas Netbackup (E-mail); bbrown AT neurogeneticsinc DOT com
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Remote Admin Console 4.5


By default, a remote admin client will authenticate as root.  You may be
running the remote backup/restore client, this is one of the differences
between 3.4 and 4.5.

On the master server there is a host properties section with the master
listed.  Modify the "servers" tab of the properties and add the client
you are trying to remote admin from.  This will authenticate the client
to the master as root.  Make sure the master can resolve the hostname of
the client (I had to put an entry in /etc/hosts for my reserved dhcp
client).

You can also look into non-root user authentication and management in
the Admin Guide, pg 378 of the Unix Admin Guide.  Don't know about the
Windows guide.

~JK

Craig Everett wrote:
> 
> I've just upgraded to 4.5 on my Solaris master server and I upgraded the 
> remote admin client on my windows workstation. After adding the 
> server=remote_admin_client to my master server bp.conf the remote admin 
> client comes with information but I'm missing stuff for policies and several 
> other things. I think it's some user permission stuff that's causing this 
> problem. I think my remote admin console is using a user other than root to 
> authenticate into the master it's managing. Is there a way to change that 
> default setting? I've seen some old documentation from Netbackup 3.2 on 
> support.veritas.com that talks about editing a file but since that doesn't 
> exist in 4.5 I can't find where to change this. Any one with experience 
> please lend a hand.
> 
> Thanks,
> Craig Everett
> Systems Consultant
> ASG Professional Services
> ceverett AT virtual DOT com
> 619-917-6030
> 
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Jeff Kennedy
Unix Administrator
AMCC
jlkennedy AT amcc DOT com