Permissions

Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL launch

The account used to run Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL must meet the following requirements:

• The account must be a member of the local Administrators or Users group on the machine where Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL is running.

• The account must have one of the following roles on the backup server:

• The Veeam Backup Administrator or Veeam Restore Operator default roles.
• A custom role with at least the Manage restores permission and the Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL restore option, with access to the target server and the backup. For more information, see Configuring Roles.

Restore, Publish, Instant Recovery

The account used for PostgreSQL data recovery must be a Linux user with root privileges on the target machine. Root privileges are required to mount the backed-up file system to the target server and to communicate with PostgreSQL.

Export

The account used to connect to the staging server must be a Linux user with root privileges.

Consider the following when configuring the account used to connect to the target server:

• [For Windows-based backup servers] When you export data to the local host where Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL is running, the account under which Veeam Explorer for PostgreSQL is running must be a member of the local Administrators group.
• When you export data to a Linux server, the account used to connect to the target server can be a Linux user with non-root privileges.