Managing NetBackup
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Note:
Do not add a suffix after the files created in the
altnames
directory.
Allowing All Clients to Perform Alternate-Client Restores
The administrator can allow all clients to restore backups belonging to other
clients by creating the following file on the NetBackup master server:
install_path
\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions
When this file exists on the master server, clients can access backups belonging
to other clients if:
The NetBackup client name setting on the requesting client matches the
name of the client for which the backup was created. The peername of the
does not have to match the NetBackup client name setting.
For example, assume that a user on a Windows NT client named freddie wants
to restore a file that was backed up by a client named oscar:
1. The administrator creates the following file on the master server:
install_path
\NetBackup\db\altnames\No.Restrictions
2. The user on freddie changes the NetBackup client name setting on freddie
to oscar.
Allowing a Single Client to Perform Alternate-Client Restores
The administrator can give a single client permission to restore backups
belonging to other clients by creating an empty file named
install_path
\NetBackup\db\altnames\
peername
for the client that is to have the restore privileges. This file must be on the
master server.
In this case, the client named by peername can access files backed up by another
client if:
The NetBackup client name setting on the peername
client matches the name
of the other client.
For example, assume that a user on a Windows NT client named freddie wants
to restore files that were backed up by a client named oscar:
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
