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NetBackup System Administrator’s Guide - Windows NT Server
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A client can restore files belonging to other clients only if the NetBackup
master server is configured to allow it. This configuration consists of adding
files to the install_path
\NetBackup\db\altnames
directory on the master
server as explained in this section.
CAUTION !
The install_path
\NetBackup\db\altnames
directory presents a
potential breach of security, because it permits users to select and restore files
from other clients, if those users have the permissions to locally create the files
found in the backup.
How NetBackup Enforces Restore Restrictions
By default, NetBackup permits restores only to the client from which the files
were backed up. NetBackup enforces this restriction by ensuring that:
The name specified by the NetBackup client name setting on the requesting
client matches the peername used in the connection to the NetBackup
server.
Where:
The NetBackup client name is normally the client’s short host name, such as
mercury
rather than a longer form such as
mercury.null.com
.
• On Windows NT, 98, and 95 clients (includes NetWare nontarget), the client
name is on the General tab of the NetBackup configuration dialog box. To
display this dialog box, start the NetBackup user interface on the client and
click Configure on the Actions menu.
• On NetWare target clients, the client name is in the
bp.in
i file.
• On Macintosh and UNIX clients, the client name is specified by the
CLIENT_NAME
option in the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
file
. On a
UNIX client, if a user’s
$HOME/bp.conf
file has a client name, it
supercedes the one in the
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
file.
peername is the name that the client uses when it connects to the NetBackup
server during the file restore request. Unless clients share an IP address due to
the use of a gateway and token ring combination, or have multiple
connections, the peername is equivalent to the client’s host name. When a client
connects through a gateway, the gateway may can its own peername to make
the connection.
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT