Preventing server-directed restores

By default, clients accept server-directed restores of backups from other clients.

To configure a client to prevent server-directed restores of backups from other clients, use the following procedures:

For Windows and NetWare (Target and Non-Target) systems:

  1. Click File > NetBackup Client Properties.

  2. On the General tab, click the Allow server-dircted restores option to clear the check mark.

  3. Click OK.

For UNIX systems:

  1. Navigate to the bp.conf file (/usr/open/netbackup/bin/bp.conf).

  2. Open the file with an editor and add the following line:

    DISALLOW_SERVER_ FILE_WRITES

  3. Save the file and close it.