Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To add a new LDAP user group

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:

   Groups Add <groupname>

   Where <groupname> is the name of the group. You can add multiple user groups at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

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

4. Use the LDAP List command to verify the new user group or groups.
5. Authorize the new user group or groups with a role. By default, a new user group does not have an assigned role. Therefore, users belonging to the group 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 group

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:

   Groups Add <groupname>

   Where <groupname> is the name of the group. You can add multiple user groups at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

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

4. Use the ActiveDirectory List command to verify the new user group or groups.
5. Authorize the new user group or groups with a role. By default, a new user group does not have an assigned role. Therefore, users belonging to the group 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 group

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:

   Groups Add <groupname>

   Where <groupname> is the name of the group. You can add multiple user groups at once with a comma-separated list.

   Note:

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

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