Using vopie Enhanced Authentication

vopie authenticates at two levels:

• At the host level: The hosts authenticate one another.
• At the user level: If the user attempting the connection is a nonroot user on UNIX or a non-administrator on Windows, the user is authenticated as well.

  To use the vopie enhanced authentication method

1. Install NetBackup on each system requiring authentication.

   The NetBackup installation process installs the necessary files and commands. The administrator then uses commands to set up the files so they contain the proper authentication information.

2. Configure NetBackup policies and add clients to the policies.
3. Run:
   /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpauthsync on the master server.

   bpauthsync sets up authentication files on the NetBackup servers and clients. See the guide, NetBackup Commands for UNIX, for information on all NetBackup commands.