Computer Associates BABNWUP900NE6 Administration Guide - Page 26

Functionality Equivalence BrightStor ARCserve Backup allows you to create equivalence to caroot for any Windows account. A user who has been granted equivalence to caroot can run all of the command line utilities but cannot log in to the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Home Page. Creating equivalence has the following advantages: ■ Ease of command line usage-When you create equivalence for a Windows user, the equivalence performs an implicit login on behalf of the logged-in user whenever a command line function requires authentication. Therefore, the command line utilities can be run without requiring the user to enter a user name and password each time a command is submitted. ■ Access Restriction-Although a user that is equivalent to caroot can run all of the command line utilities, the user does not have access to the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Manager. Access to the interface is granted only through the caroot account or through a BrightStor ARCserve Backup user account with the proper privileges. You cannot use an account that has only been granted equivalency to login to the interface. To give additional BrightStor ARCserve Backup users access to the Home Page, use the ca_auth utility. The System Account The BrightStor ARCserve Backup services require a valid Windows system account that has Administrator and Backup Operator privileges on the local machine. The services use this account to access local resources, such as the hard drive and the local network. You are given the option of entering a Windows system account when you first install BrightStor ARCserve Backup. If you enter a Windows account during installation, BrightStor ARCserve Backup automatically grants this account Administrator and Backup Operator privileges. If you select Skip during installation, you must enter a valid Windows system account using the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Server Administrator and grant it the required privileges manually. You can change the system account information at any time using the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Server Administrator or the bconfig.exe utility. 1-10 Administrator Guide