Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment

Short Description

Adds a role to a user or a user group.

Note

If the four-eyes authorization is enabled, you cannot run this cmdlet. For more information, see the Four-Eyes Authorization section in the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment -Name <string> -Role {BackupOperator | RestoreOperator | BackupAdmin | TapeOperator | BackupViewer}  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a role to a user or a user group. For more information on types of roles, see the Roles and Users section of User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Name

Specifies a name of a user or a user group. The cmdlet will assign a role for this user or user group.

Note: You must specify the name of a user or a user group in the DOMAIN\Username format.

String

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

Role

Specifies a role that you want to assign to a user. You can assign one of the following roles:

  • BackupOperator
  • RestoreOperator
  • BackupAdmin
  • TapeOperator
  • BackupViewer

VBRRole[]

True

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRUserRoleAssignment object that defines a role for a user or a user group

Examples

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignmentExample 1. Assigning Veeam Backup Operator Role to User

This command assigns a Veeam Backup Operator role to the Tech\BackupAdmin user. The cmdlet output will contain the following details Role, Type, Name and Id.

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment -Name Tech\BackupAdmin -Role "BackupOperator"

      Role  Type Name           Id

      ----  ---- ----           --

BackupAdmin Group Administrators c5d266c7-8e2b-43f9-92c6-fffc4297074d

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignmentExample 2. Assigning Veeam Tape Operator Role to User

This command assigns a Veeam Tape Operator role to the Tech\TapeAdmin user. The cmdlet output will contain the following details Role, Type, Name and Id.

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment -Name Tech\TapeAdmin -Role TapeOperator

      Role  Type Name           Id

      ----  ---- ----           --

BackupAdmin Group Administrators c5d266c7-8e2b-43f9-92c6-fffc4297074d

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