New-VEORLinuxCredential - Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference

New-VEORLinuxCredential [-Account] <string> [-Password <securestring>] [-PrivateKeyFilePath <string>] [-Passphrase <securestring>] [-ElevateAccountToRoot] [-AddToSudoers] [-UseSuIfSudoUnavailable] [-RootPassword <securestring>][<CommonParameters>]

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Account	Specifies a login that will be used to connect to the target Linux server. NOTE: The account must be a member of the dba group.	String	True	0	False	False
Password	Specifies a password that will be used to connect to the target Linux server.	Securestring	True	Named	False	False
PrivateKeyFilePath	Specifies the path for the private key. The cmdlet will use that key to connect to the target Linux server.	String	True	Named	False	False
Passphrase	Specifies a passphrase. The cmdlet will use that passphrase to connect to the target Linux server.	Securestring	True	Named	False	False
ElevateAccountToRoot	Indicates that the account must be elevated to root.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False	False
AddToSudoers	Indicates that the cmdlet will add the account to sudoers.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False	False
UseSuIfSudoUnavailable	Indicates that the Su is used instead of the Sudo.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False	False
RootPassword	Specifies the root password.	Securestring	False	Named	False	False

This example shows how to create Linux credential records. Veeam Explorer for Oracle will use these credentials to connect to Linux machines using a password.

$securepassword = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter password" -AsSecureString

New-VEORLinuxCredential -Account "root" -Password $securepassword

Perform the following steps:

Run the Read-Host cmdlet to create a secure password. Enter credentials that will be used to connect to the Veeam Backup & Replication server. Define the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Run the New-VEORLinuxCredential cmdlet. Specify the Account parameter value. Set the $securepassword variable as the Password parameter value.

This example shows how to create Linux credential records. Veeam Explorer for Oracle will use these credentials to connect to Linux machines using the private key.

$securepassword = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter secure string" -AsSecureString

New-VEORLinuxCredential -Account "root" -PrivateKeyFilePath "/home/.ecryptfs/<user>/.Private/" -Passphrase $securepassword

Perform the following steps:

Run the Read-Host cmdlet to create a secure password. Enter credentials that will be used to connect to the Veeam Backup & Replication server. Define the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Run the New-VEORLinuxCredential cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Specify the Account parameter value.
Specify the PrivateKeyFilePath parameter value.
Set $securepassword variable as the Passphrase parameter value.