Allowing a Single Client to Perform Redirected Restores

The administrator can give a single client permission to restore backups belonging to other clients by creating an empty file on the NetBackup master server:

Where peername is the client that is to possess restore privileges.

In this case, the client named peername can access files backed up by another client if the NetBackup client name setting on the client named peername matches the name of the other client.

Example

Assume UNIX client freddie wants to restore files that were backed up by client oscar:

1. The administrator creates the following file on the NetBackup master server:
      /usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/freddie
2. The user starts the Backup, Archive, and Restore application (jbpSA) and specifies freddie in the login dialog.
3. The user changes the NetBackup source client name setting in the Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface to oscar.
4. Client freddie restores the files backed up by client oscar.