We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
Hi
Try to create an account with UID 0 and try if Backup Exec accept this. Report back if it works. You may also ask this question at the Symantec forums http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/forums/backup-exec. This software is really crap!
cheers Sven
Hey you should not have 2 accounts with the same UID. My sincere condolences for having to use this package! -- Thanks,
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On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 21:57 +0100, Sven Aluoor wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
Hi
Try to create an account with UID 0 and try if Backup Exec accept this. Report back if it works. You may also ask this question at the Symantec forums http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/forums/backup-exec. This software is really crap!
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Hi Sven, I like your line "This software is really crap!" I am a victim of this "crap" myself. What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com 1/12/2011 3:57 PM >>>
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
Hi
Try to create an account with UID 0 and try if Backup Exec accept this. Report back if it works. You may also ask this question at the Symantec forums http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/forums/backup-exec. This software is really crap!
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EMC's Networker (Originally Legato) It can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. -- Thanks,
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On Wed, 2011-01-12 at 16:18 -0500, Lisandro Grullon wrote:
Hi Sven, I like your line "This software is really crap!" I am a victim of this "crap" myself. What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com 1/12/2011 3:57 PM >>>
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it.
Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign
to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
Hi
Try to create an account with UID 0 and try if Backup Exec accept this. Report back if it works. You may also ask this question at the Symantec forums http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/forums/backup-exec. This software is really crap!
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On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Lisandro Grullon lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu wrote:
Hi Sven, I like your line "This software is really crap!" I am a victim of this "crap" myself. What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
The last time I was given a choice, I used rsnapshot to back up to cheap, live disks with snapshots for NFS based file recovery, and Amanda to back up last snapshots to tape.
On 1/12/2011 3:27 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Lisandro Grullon lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu wrote:
Hi Sven, I like your line "This software is really crap!" I am a victim of this "crap" myself. What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
The last time I was given a choice, I used rsnapshot to back up to cheap, live disks with snapshots for NFS based file recovery, and Amanda to back up last snapshots to tape.
Backuppc is good for online backups - it uses compression and pooling to hold much more history than you'd expect for the space. It can also copy these off to tape or archive media as tar images but that's sort of an afterthought.
I have liked EMC Retrospect since way back when I was a Mac user. (been a lot of years) I and one customer are using the Windows version, and it's great. However, I don't think there's a linux version of the program, and it now seems to be a Roxio Product.
I worry about pricing on EMC Networker - it seems you to have to contact EMC or one of their vendors. Provantage has some modules for it, but I have no idea what I would need to get to back up windows and nix guests.
Lisandro Grullon lgrullon@CityTech.Cuny.Edu wrote:
What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
Bacula is a solid open source network backup product, has commercial support for those who need it, has a feature set that is greater than many commercial products, and has an active community. It is also included in RHEL6 (albiet an older version than current, as usual).
I am speaking from a position of having had to deploy *many* different backup products, both commercial and open source, in a previous life as a VAR consultant.
See http://www.bacula.org and don't look back.
Devin
On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 10:22 -0700, Devin Reade wrote:
Lisandro Grullon lgrullon@CityTech.Cuny.Edu wrote:
What do you personally use to backup your boxes, it would be great to know since I am looking for an alternative.
Bacula is a solid open source network backup product, has commercial support for those who need it, has a feature set that is greater than many commercial products, and has an active community. It is also included in RHEL6 (albiet an older version than current, as usual).
I am speaking from a position of having had to deploy *many* different backup products, both commercial and open source, in a previous life as a VAR consultant.
See http://www.bacula.org and don't look back.
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Craig
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
Thanks.
Hi
Try to create an account with UID 0 and try if Backup Exec accept this. Report back if it works. You may also ask this question at the Symantec forums http://www.symantec.com/connect/backup-and-archiving/forums/backup-exec. This software is really crap!
*NO*. Creating duplicate uid 0 accounts leads to enormous confusion, because the identified owner of files can then be reported, fairly randomly, as the "alternate-root" rather than as "root". If he's pulling this sort of stunt as standard practice, then it's a hint that he doesn't know much about system security or avoiding interference with other software.
cheers Sven
Your Backup Exec configuration advisor needs an education in the use of "sudo" or restricted SSH keys to provide restricted access to the necessary commands for Backup Exec. And he most *certainly* does not need a "root password". Sudo or SSH key based access should be plenty, so that you can revoke it relatively safely as needed.
Sadly, I'm right now looking at Symantec's notes on configuring this tool for UNIX or Linux at http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH5428. Any software that says "put your backup servers in /etc/hosts!" and doesn't explain the dangers of this was not written by people with a clue about DNS and should probably be avoided.
Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw wrote:
We have several LINUX servers with Backup Exec 12.5 client on it. Based on Backup administrator told us when configure backup EXEC client he need "root" password. Also we can NOT change "root" password after configure otherwise backup will failed.
Does there has way I can create a account with special group assign to it for Backup EXEC to use?
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Your Backup Exec configuration advisor needs an education in the use of "sudo" or restricted SSH keys to provide restricted access to the necessary commands for Backup Exec. And he most *certainly* does not need a "root password". Sudo or SSH key based access should be plenty, so that you can revoke it relatively safely as needed.
<snip> Yeah, that's probably your best bet. You can add entries to sudo - maybe create an admin, or backup, account, who can can use sudo *only* to run the backup command.
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