Add DISALLOW_SERVER_FILE_WRITES to the client's bp.conf file....

See the NBU SAG for more details.

-Tim

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com wrote:

> I have an odd request from our security folks.  They'd like to restrict
> restores for a particular client to allow only the client to be able request
> a restore.  
> 
> If the NB master server is compromised, they'd don't want the evil-doer to
> be able to overwrite the secured server.  
> 
> My reading shows that I can forbid a client from requesting restore jobs
> (via bp.conf and/or bpclient options) but, it seems, a master server is
> named this way for a reason.
> 
> Anybody have a method?
> 
> -M
> 
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