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PowerScale OneFS 9.8.0.0 Web Administration Guide

Data backup and restore privileges

You can assign privileges to a user that are explicitly for cluster data backup and restore actions.

Two privileges allow a user to backup and restore cluster data over supported client-side protocols: ISI_PRIV_IFS_BACKUP and ISI_PRIV_IFS_RESTORE.
CAUTION:These privileges circumvent traditional file access checks, such as mode bits or NTFS ACLs.

Most cluster privileges allow changes to cluster configuration in some manner. The backup and restore privileges allow access to cluster data from the System zone, the traversing of all directories, and reading of all file data and metadata regardless of file permissions.

Users assigned these privileges use the protocol as a backup protocol to another machine without generating access-denied errors and without connecting as the root user. These two privileges are supported over the following client-side protocols:

  • SMB
  • NFS
  • OneFS API
  • FTP
  • SSH

Over SMB, the ISI_PRIV_IFS_BACKUP and ISI_PRIV_IFS_RESTORE privileges emulate the Windows privileges SE_BACKUP_NAME and SE_RESTORE_NAME. The emulation means that normal file-open procedures are protected by file system permissions. To enable the backup and restore privileges over the SMB protocol, you must open files with the FILE_OPEN_FOR_BACKUP_INTENT option, which occurs automatically through Windows backup software such as Robocopy. Application of the option is not automatic when files are opened through general file browsing software such as Windows File Explorer.

Both ISI_PRIV_IFS_BACKUP and ISI_PRIV_IFS_RESTORE privileges primarily support Windows backup tools such as Robocopy. A user must be a member of the BackupAdmin built-in role to access all Robocopy features, which includes copying file DACL and SACL metadata.


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