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. |
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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.
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.