Mark:

> 1) Can Netbackup be installed as non-root?
No, must be root in order to install the product.  However, you can allow non-
root users to "update" existing clients using the scripts.

> 2) Can Netbackup processes be stopped and started by non-root userids?
Yes (see #4), or you can use sudo as well.

> 3) How are other primary contacts for Netbackup supporting the product,
> Root vs Non-root userids?
Many of my clients have gone with sudo, its easily scripted and from an audit 
perspective everything is logged.

> 4) Can all Netbackup commands be run with a non-root userid? Is this
> documented?
Yes and Yes, page 253 of the NB34 Admin Guide for Unix using Java or here's an 
excerpt for the NBU 3.2 Admin Guide:

---BEGIN EXCERPT---
By default, you must be a root user to perform NetBackup administration
through xbpadm or bpadm. The following procedure describes a method for
authorizing nonroot users to use these utilities.

1. Create a distinct UNIX group (for example, nbadmin).

2. Execute the following commands as the root user on the NetBackup master
server:
cd /usr/openv/netbackup/bin
chgrp nbadmin bpadm xbpadm xbpmon initbprd bprd bpdbm xnb
chmod 4550 bpadm xbpadm xbpmon bprd initbprd bpdbm
cd admincmd
chgrp nbadmin *
---END EXCERPT---


David

Quoting markjessup AT northwesternmutual DOT com:

> We are in the process of implementing Netbackup 4.5 into a new HP-UX
> environment.  Our Backup team is a separate group then our Unix Admin
> team.  There is a move to limit root access to our Unix servers.  This
> would apply to the Backup team also.   
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> 1) Can Netbackup be installed as non-root?
> 2) Can Netbackup processes be stopped and started by non-root userids?
> 3) How are other primary contacts for Netbackup supporting the product,
> Root vs Non-root userids?
> 4) Can all Netbackup commands be run with a non-root userid? Is this
> documented?
> 
> Any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Jessup 
> IS Manager, Enterprise Storage and Output Management
> Northwestern Mutual
> (414) 665-3968
> markjessup AT northwesternmutual DOT com
> 
> 
>