User Group Configuration

The Security Administrator can create a new user groups by clicking Actions > New Group or by selecting an existing user group and selecting Actions > Copy to New Group.

  To create a new user group

1. As a member of the NBU_Security Admin user group (or equivalent), expand Access Management > User Groups.
2. Select Actions > New User Group. The Add New User Group dialog displays, opened to the General Tab.
3. Type the name of the new group in the Name field, then click the Users Tab.
4. Select the defined users that you wish to assign to this new user group, then click Assign. Or, to include all the defined users in the group, click Assign All. To remove users from the assigned users list, select the user name, then click Remove.
5. Click the Permissions Tab.
6. Select a resource from the Resources list, then select the permissions for the object.
7. Click OK to save the user group and the group permissions.

  To create a new user group by copying an existing user group

1. As a member of the NBU_Security Admin user group (or equivalent), expand Access Management > User Groups.
2. Select an existing user group in the Details pane. (The pane on the left side of the NetBackup Administration Console.)
3. Select Actions > Copy to New User Group. A dialog based on the selected user group displays, opened to the General Tab.
4. Type the name of the new group in the Name field, then click the Users Tab.
5. Select the defined users that you wish to assign to this new user group, then click Assign. Or, to include all the defined users in the group, click Assign All. To remove users from the assigned users list, select the user name, then click Remove.
6. Click the Permissions Tab.
7. Select a resource from the Resources list, then select the permissions for the object.
8. Click OK to save the user group and the group permissions. The new name for the user group appears in the Details pane.