User configuration

The backup administrator can create different users within Arkeia Network Backup. This can be used to delegate responsibility and prevent an inappropriate use of the system.

A user can have one of the three following predefined roles: ADMINISTRATOR, OPERATOR or USER.

The table below lists the main characteristics of each role:

Administrator Can perform all operations.
Can create or modify all objects.
Can create or modify all users.
Operator Can perform all operations.
Cannot modify the Arkeia objects.
Cannot create other users.
User Can only perform restores.
The machines and files a user is allowed to restore are determined by the restoration rights granted to him by an administrator.

After first installation, there is one default user, named root, who is an administrator and has no password. This user has full read/write rights across the Arkeia Network Backup network. Please note that this is not the same root as in the UNIX system.



Warning - Security


Changing the default root password of a complex system such as Arkeia is the most basic security measure that can be applied, and should be considered mandatory in a production environment.