Catalog backup fails with Status 160

Problem

Catalog backups fail with Status 160 when the Disaster Recovery path is in CIFS format, thereby requiring a Login ID and Password

Example

Error Message

In the Activity Monitor, the parent job will fail with "Authentication failed  (160)":
Sep 20, 2021 4:36:37 PM - begin Parent Job
Sep 20, 2021 4:36:37 PM - begin Catalog Backup:Database Manager Query
Sep 20, 2021 4:37:37 PM - Error bpdbm (pid=7576) Unable to create disaster recovery package at \\COLOSSUS\drfile\Hot-Catalog_1632173840_FULL.drpkg: authentication failed (160)
Operation Status: 160
Sep 20, 2021 4:37:37 PM - end Catalog Backup:Database Manager Query; elapsed time 0:01:00
Sep 20, 2021 4:37:37 PM - begin Catalog Backup:Stop On Error
Operation Status: 0
Sep 20, 2021 4:37:37 PM - end Catalog Backup:Stop On Error; elapsed time 0:00:00
Operation Status: 160
Sep 20, 2021 4:37:37 PM - end Parent Job; elapsed time 0:01:00
Authentication failed  (160)

Cause

The file ...\NetBackup\db\class\<PolicyName>\catdrinfo contains "PASSWORD (null)"  where the encrypted password should be stored.   This is caused by an issue with the Java Console when saving the password.

Example
PATH \\COLOSSUS\drfile
USER_NAME COLOSSUS\NBU_Service_Account
PASSWORD (null)
FLAGS 1

Solution

This issue is supposed to occur in NetBackup 8.3.0.1, 9.0, and 9.0.0.1.
This issue is resolved in NBU 9.1

Workaround:

Because this issue is due to a Java Console defect, NetBackup commands are not affected.

To work around this issue, the username and password can be successfully added to the existing catalog backup policy using the 'bpplcatdrinfo' command.

<InstallPath>\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\bpplcatdrinfo <PolicyName> -set -u <UserName> -pwd <Password> -p <Path>

Example:
bpplcatdrinfo Hot-Catalog -set -u COLOSSUS\NBU_Service_Account -pwd <mysecurepwd> -p \\COLOSSUS\drfile