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NetVault 11.3 - Administration Guide

Introduction Getting started Configuring clients Configuring storage devices Backing up data Managing policies Restoring data Managing jobs Monitoring logs Managing storage devices
Monitoring device activity Managing disk-based storage devices in table view Managing disk-based storage devices in tree view Managing tape libraries in table view Managing tape libraries in tree view Managing tape drives in table view Managing tape drives in tree view Adding shared devices
Managing storage media Managing user accounts Monitoring events and configuring notifications Reporting in NetVault Backup Working with client clusters Configuring default settings for NetVault Backup
About configuring default settings Configuring encryption settings Configuring plug-in options Configuring default settings for post-scripts Configuring default settings for Verify Plug-in Configuring Deployment Manager Settings Configuring Job Manager settings Configuring Logging Daemon settings Configuring Media Manager settings Configuring Network Manager settings Configuring Process Manager settings Configuring RAS device settings Configuring Schedule Manager settings Configuring Web Service settings Configuring Auditor Daemon settings Configuring firewall settings Configuring general settings Configuring security settings Synchronizing NetVault Time Configuring default settings for global notification methods Configuring the reporting utility Configuring NetVault Backup to use a specific VSS provider Configuring default settings using NetVault Configurator Configuring default settings using Txtconfig
Diagnostic tracing Using the deviceconfig utility NetVault Backup processes Environment variables Network ports used by NetVault Backup Troubleshooting

Setting up user notification profile

To set up notification profile for a user account:
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On the Adding User or Editing User page, click Notification Profile.
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In the events table, open the event class and event type, and select the notification method that you want to use.
Item
Description

E-mail

Select this method to send an email notification to the user when the event occurs. The user notifications are delivered to the email ID configured in the E-mail-1 box on the User Details page.

Windows Pop-up Message

Select this method to display pop-up messages to the user when the event occurs. This method is only supported on Windows-based clients. The pop-up messages are not displayed if a firewall or any other tool is configured to block such messages. The pop-up message notification method is not available in the recent versions of Windows.

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Click Done to save the user details, and return to the user settings page.

Modifying a user account

To modify a user account:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Users.
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On the Manage User Accounts page, select the user account, and click Edit.
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Modify the user settings, as necessary. For more information, see the following sections:
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Setting user password
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Configuring user details
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Configuring client and media group memberships for a user
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Granting privileges and quota to a user account
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Setting up user notification profile
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Click Done to save the user details.

Deleting a user account

To delete a user account:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Users.
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On the Manage User Accounts page, select the user account that you want to remove, and click Delete.
3
In the confirmation dialog box, click Remove to remove the user account from the NetVault Backup Server.
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NOTE: The admin and default user accounts cannot be deleted.

Setting a password policy

The password policy defines the maximum age for a user password and applies globally to all NetVault Backup users.

To set a password policy:
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In the Navigation pane, click Manage Users.
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On the Manage User Accounts page, click Set Password Policy.
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On the Set Password Policy page, provide the following information:
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Select the Passwords expire after check box, and type or select the maximum number of days a password can be used before the user is required to change it.
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Select the Display reminder check box, and specify how many days in advance users are notified to change their password. The message is displayed every time the user logs on to NetVault Backup.
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Click Done to save the password policy.
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