You can assign one of the following roles to users or groups of users who plan to work with Veeam Backup Free Edition:
- Veeam Restore Operator
- Veeam Backup Viewer
- Veeam Backup Operator
- Veeam Backup Administrator
A role assigned to the user defines the user activity scope: what operations in Veeam Backup Free Edition the user can perform. Role security settings affect the following operations:
- Starting and stopping tasks
- Performing restore operations
Users having different roles can perform a different set of operations:
Role | Operations |
Veeam Restore Operator | Can perform restore operations. |
Veeam Backup Viewer | Has the “read-only” access to Veeam Backup Free Edition. Can view existing task session details. |
Veeam Backup Operator | Can create VeeamZIP files. |
Veeam Backup Administrator | Can perform all administrative activities in Veeam Backup Free Edition. |
You can assign several roles to one user. For example, if the user should be able to start jobs and perform restore operations, you can assign the Veeam Backup Operator and Veeam Restore Operator roles to this user.
To assign a role to the user or user group:
- From the main menu, select Users and Roles.
- Click Add.
- In the User or group field, enter a name of a user or user group in the DOMAIN\USERNAME format.
- From the Role list, select the necessary role to be assigned.
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The user account under which the Veeam Backup Service runs must be assigned the Veeam Backup Administrator role. By default, during installation the Veeam Backup Administrator role is assigned to users in the Local Administrators group. If you change the default settings, make sure that you assign the Veeam Backup Administrator role to the necessary user account. If the Veeam Backup Service is started under the LocalSystem account, you do not need to assign any roles to this account. |
