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title: "Granting Permissions to Users"
description: "When you install Veeam Agent for Mac, the product program files are placed to the folders on the system volume. For full access to Veeam Agent files, the administrator account is required."
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# Granting Permissions to Users

When you install Veeam Agent for Mac, the product program files are placed to the folders on the system volume. For full access to Veeam Agent files, the administrator account is required. Rights to execute product files and run commands are also granted to users that belong to the `veeam` group.

The `veeam` group is automatically created by Veeam Agent at the process of the product installation. To let regular users work with Veeam Agent without the need to gain root privileges, you can add the necessary users to this group. Users in the `veeam` group will be able to execute Veeam Agent commands and perform backup and restore tasks under a regular user account.

::: important

Consider the following:

- To add a user to the `veeam` group, you must have administrator privileges. 
- An administrator can restore all user profiles that are available in the backup file, a standard user can restore only their own user profile.
- Add only trusted users to the `veeam` group. Veeam Agent daemon runs and executes commands and scripts with the super user privileges. Thus, users who belong to this group can potentially escalate their privileges through the creative use of pre-job/post-job scripts.

:::

Depending on the macOS version, to add a user to the `veeam` group, do the following.

*For Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia and Tahoe*

1. In the upper-left corner of the screen, click the **Apple menu** > **System Settings**.
2. In **System Settings**, click **Users & Groups**.
3. In the list of groups, click the "info" icon next to the **veeam** group.
4. In the list of users, turn on the toggle switch next to the user you want to add to the group.

   If prompted, provide the administrator password to allow editing the system settings.

*For Big Sur and Monterey*

1. In the upper-left corner of the screen, click the **Apple menu** > **System Preferences**.
2. In **System Preferences**, click **Users & Groups**.
3. If the preference pane is locked, click the lock icon and enter the administrator password to allow editing system preferences.
4. In the list of services, expand the **Groups** pane.
5. In the list of users, select the check box next to the user you want to add to the group.

Alternatively, you can add a user to the `veeam` group with the [command line interface](grant_access_cmd.md).