Using predefined user groups

The following default groups are provided by Data Protector:

Table 12 Data Protector predefined user groups

User group

 

Access rights

Admin

 

Allowed to configure Data Protector and perform backup, restore,

 

 

and all other available operations.

Operator

 

Allowed to start backups and respond to mount requests.

End-user

 

Allowed to perform restore of their own objects. In addition, users

 

 

 

can monitor and respond to mount requests for their own restore

 

 

sessions.

NOTE:

Admin capabilities are powerful. A member of the Data Protector admin user group has system administrator privileges on all the clients in the Data Protector cell.

Data Protector user rights

Data Protector users have the Data Protector user rights of the user group they belong to. For example, all members of the admin user group have the rights of the Data Protector admin user group.

When configuring a user from the Windows domain in Data Protector running on the UNIX Cell Manager, the user must be configured with the Domain Name or the wildcard group "*".

For a detailed description of the Data Protector user rights for each user group, see the online Help.

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