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NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2022-03-28

Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.0)

Configure Samba users for SQL Server instant access

Starting with NetBackup 9.0 and later, you must first configure Samba users for SQL Server instant access on the corresponding storage server and enter the credentials on the client. This configuration is also required if you upgrade to NetBackup 9.0.

If the Samba service on a storage server is part of Windows domain, the Windows domain users can be used for Samba share. In this scenario, credentials are not required to access the share.

The following table describes the steps to be performed to add or manage Samba users if the Samba service is not part of Windows domain.

Table: Steps to add or manage Samba users

User	Steps
For NetBackup Appliance users	For NetBackup Appliance, local users are also Samba users. To manage local users, logon to CLISH and select Main > Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser. The Samba password is the same as the appliance local user's logon password.
For Flex Appliance users	For a Flex Appliance application instance, log in to the instance and add any local user to Samba, as follows: If you want, create a new local user with the following commands: #useradd <username> #passwd <username> You can also use an existing local user. Run the following commands to create user credentials for Samba and enable the user: smbpasswd -a <username> smbpasswd -e <username>
For Build Your Own (BYO) users	For new users: Create a Linux user, then add the user to Samba. For example, the following commands create a `test_samba_user` for Samba service only. # adduser --no-create-home -s /sbin/nologin test_samba_user # smbpasswd -a test_samba_user Enter a new SMB password. Enter the new SMB password again. The new user is added. For existing users: If you want to add an existing user to the Samba service, run the following command: smbpasswd -a test_samba_user

User

Steps

For NetBackup Appliance users

For NetBackup Appliance, local users are also Samba users.

To manage local users, logon to CLISH and select Main > Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser.

The Samba password is the same as the appliance local user's logon password.

For Flex Appliance users

For a Flex Appliance application instance, log in to the instance and add any local user to Samba, as follows:

If you want, create a new local user with the following commands:
- #useradd <username>
- #passwd <username>
You can also use an existing local user.

Run the following commands to create user credentials for Samba and enable the user:
- smbpasswd -a <username>
- smbpasswd -e <username>

For Build Your Own (BYO) users

For new users:

Create a Linux user, then add the user to Samba.
For example, the following commands create a test_samba_user for Samba service only.
# adduser --no-create-home -s /sbin/nologin test_samba_user
# smbpasswd -a test_samba_user
Enter a new SMB password.
Enter the new SMB password again.
The new user is added.

For existing users:

If you want to add an existing user to the Samba service, run the following command: smbpasswd -a test_samba_user

To automatically start the SQL Server database, ensure that you can access the share when you log on with the instance credentials from the web UI.