Gaining Access to a Client

Some requests, such as client configuration, are made directly to a client. These types of requests do not require an authorize.txt file on the client. The following describes the flow for a request from a remote NetBackup Administration Console to a NetBackup client.

When an administrator on a remote NetBackup Administration Console makes a request to a NetBackup client, and enhanced authentication is enabled between the two systems, the user_name, host_name, domain_group_name, and local flag are passed from the requesting NetBackup Administration Console to the NetBackup client accepting the request.

If the requesting host is not in the client's server list, the client requests authorization from its master server (the first server listed in the server list). The NetBackup Administration Console authorization information is passed to the master server. The master server checks for the existence of the authorize.txt file and for an entry in the file that matches the information passed. If a match exists, authorization is granted, otherwise authorization is denied.