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[Veritas-bu] Start NBU non-root

2007-05-11 05:49:40
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Start NBU non-root
From: Patrick.Whelan at colt.net (Whelan, Patrick)
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:49:40 +0100
True, NetBackup does require root, but you might be able to setuid on
the start-up script and execute it that way, have never actually tried.
I have, in the past setuid on all the entire executables in
netbackup/bin, and changed the group for the files, then started them
with a user belonging to that group. It is a real pain in the ..., but
doable. 

Regards,

Patrick Whelan
NetBackup Specialist (Contractor)
COLT Telecom
Architect & Engineering
+44 20 7863 5243



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Clooney,
David
Sent: 11 May 2007 10:42
To: Justin Piszcz
Cc: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Start NBU non-root

Thanks Justin,

Well I guess that's that then :-)

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Piszcz [mailto:jpiszcz at lucidpixels.com] 
Sent: 11 May 2007 10:40
To: Clooney, David
Cc: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Start NBU non-root

NBU requires root.  End of story really.

Justin.

On Fri, 11 May 2007, Clooney, David wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Scenario:  Linux RD 3 5.1 MP6
>
>
>
> Does anyone know if its possible to start netbackup as non root? Know
it
> sounds strange however this server is used merely for info retrieval
> from other masters through CGI, currently policy specifies that apache
> cannot be started as root understandably for security reasons.
>
>
>
> If I could start NBU as the same user as what apache does, it would
make
> my life a lot easier ?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Dave
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