Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To add a new local user

1. Log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu as admin.
2. From the Main_Menu > Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser view, type the following command:

   Users Add <username>

   Where <username> is the name for the new user account. You can add multiple users at once with a comma-separated list.

3. Enter a password for the new user or users.
4. Use the LocalUser List command to verify the new user or users.
5. Authorize the new user or users with a role. By default, a new user account does not have an assigned role, and therefore it cannot log on until you grant it a role. See Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups.

To add a new LDAP user

1. Make sure that LDAP user authentication is configured on the appliance.

   See About authenticating LDAP users.

2. Log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu as admin.
3. From the Main_Menu > Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP view, type the following command:

   Users Add <username>

   Where <username> is the name of the LDAP user. You can add multiple users at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

   Only the users that already exist on the LDAP server can be added to the appliance.

4. Use the LDAP List command to verify the new user or users.
5. Authorize the new user or users with a role. By default, a new user account does not have an assigned role, and therefore it cannot log on until you grant it a role. See Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups.

To add a new AD user

1. Make sure that AD user authentication is configured on the appliance.

   See About authenticating Active Directory users.

2. Log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu as admin.
3. From the Main_Menu > Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory view, type the following command:

   Users Add <username>

   Where <username> is the name of the AD user. You can add multiple users at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

   Only the users that already exist on the AD server can be added to the appliance.

4. Use the ActiveDirectory List command to verify the new user or users.
5. Authorize the new user or users with a role. By default, a new user account does not have an assigned role, and therefore it cannot log on until you grant it a role. See Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups.

To add a new NIS user

1. Make sure that Kerberos-NIS user authentication is configured on the appliance.

   See About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users.

2. Log on to the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu as admin.
3. From the Main_Menu > Settings > Security > Authentication > Kerberos view, type the following command:

   Users Add <username>

   Where <username> is the name of the NIS user. You can add multiple users at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

   Only the users that already exist on the NIS server can be added to the appliance.

4. Use the Kerberos List command to verify the new user or users.
5. Authorize the new user or users with a role. By default, a new user account does not have an assigned role, and therefore it cannot log on until you grant it a role. See Granting roles to NetBackup Virtual Appliance users and user groups.