Permissions
Make sure the user accounts that you plan to use have permissions described in the following sections.
Installing and Using Veeam Backup & Replication
The accounts used for installing and using Veeam Backup & Replication must have the following permissions.
Account | Required Permission |
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Setup Account | The account used for product installation must have the local Administrator permissions on the target machine. |
Veeam Backup & Replication Console Permissions | When you open the Veeam Backup & Replication console for the first time or after a cumulative patch is installed on the backup server, you must run the console under an account with the local Administrator permissions on the machine where the console is installed. In other cases, you can run it under an account that is a member of the Users group on the machine where the console is installed. However, you may require additional permissions to recover guest OS files of Microsoft Windows VMs. [For recovery of Microsoft Windows VM guest OS files] If you plan to save files to a new location, the user who launched the Veeam Backup & Replication console does not have permissions to read and write data to the new location, and the mount point is located on the same machine as the Veeam Backup & Replication console, check that the user has the SeBackupPrivilege and SeRestorePrivilege. For more information on where mount points are created, see Mount Points and Restore Scenarios. Accounts that are members of the Protected Users Active Directory group cannot be used to access the backup server remotely over the Veeam Backup & Replication console. For more information, see Microsoft Docs. |
The account used to run the Veeam Backup & Replication Services must be the LocalSystem account or must have local Administrator permissions on the backup server. These privileges are required because the services need access to the Veeam registry configuration, which is available only to privileged users. Some services also perform disk management operations, open ports in firewalls and perform other operations that require a high permission level. | |
Microsoft SQL Server | You require different sets of Microsoft SQL permissions in the following cases:
For more information, see Microsoft Docs. |
PostgreSQL | The account used for installation, upgrade and operation requires superuser role. |
Using Virtualization Servers and Hosts
The following permissions and roles are required to work with virtualization servers and hosts during data protection tasks.
Component | Required Permission or Role |
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Source/Target VMware vSphere Host | Root permissions on the ESXi host. When adding the credentials, use the MACHINE\USER format for local accounts or DOMAIN\USER format for domain accounts. If the vCenter Server is added to the backup infrastructure, an account that has administrative permissions is required. |
VMware Cloud Director Server | The account that you specify when adding a server must have system administrator privileges on VMware Cloud Director. You cannot use the organization administrator account to add the Cloud Director server. |
Source / Target Hyper-V host or cluster | Administrator permissions. |
SCVMM | Any SCVMM user. |
Windows Server | The user account that you use to add a Microsoft Windows server must be in the local administrators group (on the server being added). When adding the credentials, use the MACHINE\USER format for local accounts or DOMAIN\USER format for domain accounts. |
Linux Server | Permissions for the account that you specify when adding a Linux server differ depending on the role that you plan to assign to this server:
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SMB Backup Repository | Read and write permission on the target folder and share. |
Dell Data Domain Deduplicating Storage Appliance | DD Boost User. To specify the DD Boost User account settings, in Data Domain System Manager, open the Data Management > DD Boost Settings tab. |
HPE StoreOnce Deduplicating Storage Appliance | Permissions on a Catalyst store where backup data will be kept. To check the client account permissions, in the HPE StoreOnce management console, select the Catalyst store and open the Permissions tab for it. |
To use guest OS processing (application-aware processing, pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts, transaction log processing, guest file indexing and file exclusions), make sure to configure your accounts according to the requirements listed in this section. For more information on guest processing, see Guest Processing.
All user accounts used for guest processing of Windows VMs must have the following permissions:
- Logon as a batch job granted
- Deny logon as a batch job not set
Other permissions depend on applications that you back up. You can find permissions for backup operations in the following table. For restore operation permissions, see Permissions sections in the Veeam Explorers User Guide.
Application | Required Permission |
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To back up Microsoft SQL Server data, the user whose account you plan to use must be:
If you need to provide minimal permissions, the account must be assigned the following roles and permissions:
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To back up Microsoft Active Directory data, the account must be a member of the built-in Administrators group. | |
To back up Microsoft Exchange data, the account must have the local Administrator permissions on the machine where Microsoft Exchange is installed. | |
The account specified at the Guest Processing step must be configured in the following way:
To back up Oracle databases, you can specify the following options at the Oracle tab:
You can use, for example, the SYS Oracle account or any other Oracle account that has been granted SYSDBA privileges.
In this case, the account that was specified at the Guest Processing step must be a member of the ORA_DBA group for a Windows-based VM and OSASM, OSDBA and OINSTALL groups for a Linux-based VM. To perform guest processing for Oracle databases on Linux servers, make sure that the /tmp directory is mounted with the exec option. Otherwise, you will get an error with the permission denial. | |
To back up Microsoft SharePoint server, the account must have the Farm Administrator role. To back up Microsoft SQL databases of the Microsoft SharePoint Server, the account must have the same privileges as that of Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server. | |
The account specified at the Guest Processing step must be a Linux user elevated to root. The account must have the home directory created. Note: If you back up data using vSphere API, the account specified at the Guest Processing step must be a root Linux user. To back up PostgreSQL instances, the account must have the superuser privileges for the PostgreSQL instance. For more information, see PostgreSQL documentation. |
Consider the following general requirements when choosing a user account:
- [For guest OS file indexing] For Windows-based workloads, choose an account that has administrator privileges. For Linux-based workloads, choose an account of a root user or user elevated to root.
- To use networkless guest processing over VMware VIX/vSphere Web Services, you must specify one of the following accounts at the Guest Processing step of the backup wizard. Check that the account also has permissions listed in the table.
- If Windows User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, specify Local Administrator (MACHINE\Administrator) or Domain Administrator (DOMAIN\Administrator) account.
- If UAC is disabled, specify an account that is a member of the built-in Administrators group.
- For Linux-based VMs, specify a root account.
- [For networkless guest processing over VMware VIX] To be able to perform more than 1000 guest processing operations, the user that you specify for guest processing must be logged into the VM at least once.
- [If you plan to use guest processing over network for workloads without listed applications] For Windows-based workloads, choose an account that has administrator privileges. For Linux-based workloads, choose an account of a root user or user elevated to root.
- When using Active Directory accounts, make sure to provide an account in the DOMAIN\Username format.
- When using local user accounts, make sure to provide an account in the Username or HOST\Username format.
- To process a Domain Controller server, make sure that you are using an account that is a member of the DOMAIN\Administrators group.
- To back up a Read-Only Domain controller, a delegated RODC administrator account is sufficient. For more information, see Microsoft Docs.
To restore workloads to Amazon EC2, it is recommended that the IAM user whose credentials you plan to use to connect to AWS has administrative permissions — access to all AWS actions and resources.
If you do not want to provide full access to AWS, you can grant to the IAM user a minimal set of permissions that will be sufficient for restore. For more information, see AWS IAM User Permissions.
Adding Microsoft Azure Compute Accounts
Microsoft Azure Compute account is required to restore workloads to Microsoft Azure, add Azure archive storage and so on. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Compute Accounts.
The following permissions are required for adding a Microsoft Azure Compute account:
- If you use a new Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Create a new account option at the Subscription step of the wizard) when adding a Microsoft Azure Compute account, the Microsoft Entra ID user account where the Microsoft Entra ID application will be created must have the following privileges:
- To register applications. For this, you can assign the Global Administrator privileges to the user or enable the Users can register applications option for the user in Azure portal. For details, see Microsoft Azure Docs.
- To assign a role on the subscription level for the registered application. For this, you can use the Owner role or if the Owner role cannot be used, you can create a custom role with minimal permissions. To learn how to create a custom role, see Creating Custom Role for Azure and Azure Stack Hub Accounts.
- If you use an existing Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Use the existing account option at the Subscription step of the wizard) when adding a Microsoft Azure Compute account, the application must have the Contributor, Key Vault Crypto User and Storage Queue Data Contributor role privileges for the selected subscription. If you cannot use these roles, you can create a custom role with minimal permissions. To learn how to create a custom role, see Creating Custom Role for Azure and Azure Stack Hub Accounts.
Adding Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute Accounts
A Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute account is required to restore workloads to Microsoft Azure Stack Hub. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute Accounts.
The following permissions are required to add a Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute account:
- If you use a new Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Create a new account option at the Subscription step of the wizard) when adding a Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute account, the Microsoft Entra ID user account where the Microsoft Entra ID application will be created must have the following privileges:
- To register applications. For this, you can assign the Global Administrator privileges to the user or enable the Users can register applications option for the user in Azure portal. For details, see Microsoft Azure Docs.
- To assign a role on the subscription level for the registered application. For this, you can use the Owner role or if the Owner role cannot be used, you can create a custom role with minimal permissions. To learn how to create a custom role, see Creating Custom Role for Azure and Azure Stack Hub Accounts.
- If you use an existing Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Use the existing account option at the Subscription step of the wizard) when adding a Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute account, the application must have the Contributor role privilege for the selected subscription. If you restore workloads to Microsoft Azure Stack Hub and cannot use the Contributor role, you can create a custom role with minimal permissions. To learn how to create a custom role, see Creating Custom Role for Azure and Azure Stack Hub Accounts.
Adding Microsoft Azure Storage Accounts (Entra ID)
Microsoft Azure storage account with Microsoft Entra ID authorization is required to add Azure Blob storage, Azure archive storage, and so on. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Storage Accounts (Entra ID).
The following permissions are required to existing Microsoft Azure storage account with Microsoft Entra ID authorization:
- If you use a new Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Create a new account option at the Subscription step of the wizard) when adding a Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Compute account, the Microsoft Entra ID user account where the Microsoft Entra ID application will be created must have the following privileges:
- To register applications. For this, you can assign the Global Administrator privileges to the user or enable the Users can register applications option for the user in Azure portal. For details, see Microsoft Azure Docs.
- To assign a role on the subscription level for the registered application. For this, you can use the Owner role or if the Owner role cannot be used, you can create a custom role with minimal permissions. To learn how to create a custom role, see Creating Custom Role for Azure and Azure Stack Hub Accounts.
- If you use an existing Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) application (select the Use the existing account option at the Account Type step of the wizard), the application must have the following role privileges for the selected storage account:
- Storage Account Contributor
- Storage Blob Data Contributor
- Storage Blob Data Owner
For more information, see Microsoft Docs.
Using Object Storage Repositories
General Amazon S3 Object Storage Permissions
Consider the following:
- Make sure the account you are using has access to Amazon buckets and folders.
- The ListAllMyBuckets permission is not required if you specify the bucket name explicitly at the Bucket step of the New Object Repository wizard.
Permissions for Amazon S3 Object Storage depend on whether you use immutability and helper appliance settings.
S3 compatible object storage repositories use the same permissions as Amazon S3 Object Storage with the following exception: since you cannot setup helper appliance in the cloud, you do not need permissions for it. Therefore, S3 compatible object storage repositories require permissions which start with s3, for example, "s3:ListBucket". Permissions that start with ec2 can be skipped, for example, "ec2:DescribeInstances". |
1. Immutability Disabled and Helper Appliance not Used
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability disabled. A helper appliance is not used for health check operations.
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2. Immutability Disabled and New Helper Appliance Configured
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability disabled. For health check operations a new helper appliance is configured and the Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings are set to (Create new) for the helper appliance settings.
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3. Immutability Disabled and Helper Appliance Configured Beforehand
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability disabled. Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings for a helper appliance are configured beforehand.
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4. Immutability Enabled and Helper Appliance not Used
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability enabled. A helper appliance is not used for health check operations.
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5. Immutability Enabled and New Helper Appliance Configured
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability enabled. For health check operations a new helper appliance is configured and the Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings are set to (Create new) for the helper appliance settings.
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6. Immutability Enabled and Helper Appliance Configured Beforehand
The following permissions are required to use Amazon S3 object storage with immutability enabled. Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings for a helper appliance are configured beforehand.
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For more information on permissions, see AWS Documentation.
Amazon S3 Glacier Storage Permissions
Permissions for Amazon S3 Glacier depend on whether you use immutability and the archiver appliance settings:
1. Immutability Disabled and Archiver Appliance not Configured
The following permissions are required for Amazon S3 Glacier storage with immutability disabled. VPC, subnet and security group settings set to are set to (Create new) for the archiver appliance settings.
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2. Immutability Disabled and Archiver Appliance Configured Beforehand
These permissions apply for Amazon S3 Glacier storage with immutability disabled. Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings for an archiver appliance are configured beforehand.
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3. Immutability Enabled and Archiver Appliance not Configured
The following permissions are required for Amazon S3 Glacier storage with immutability enabled. VPC, subnet and security group settings set to are set to (Create new) for the archiver appliance settings.
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4. Immutability Enabled and Archiver Appliance Configured Beforehand
These permissions apply for Amazon S3 Glacier storage with immutability enabled. Amazon VPC, subnet and security group settings for an archiver appliance are configured beforehand.
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Read-Only Permissions for Amazon S3 and S3 Compatible Object Storage
The following permissions are required to connect to Amazon S3 or S3 compatible object storage from the second backup server in case you need to perform data recovery options.
1. Immutability Enabled
These permissions apply for Amazon S3 or S3 compatible object storage with immutability enabled.
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2. Immutability Disabled
These permissions apply for Amazon S3 or S3 compatible object storage with immutability disabled.
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Azure Archive Object Storage Permissions
The following permissions are required to use Azure Archive object storage.
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Google Cloud Object Storage Permissions
Consider the following:
- The storage.buckets.list permission is not required if you specify the bucket name explicitly at the Bucket step of the New Object Repository wizard.
- The Owner IAM role does not necessarily grant the permissions required for working with Google Cloud Storage.
The following permissions are required to use Google Cloud object storage.
{ "storage.buckets.get", "storage.buckets.list", "storage.objects.create", "storage.objects.delete", "storage.objects.get", "storage.objects.list" } |
Adding Object Storage as Unstructured Data Source
The following permissions are required for the account that you use to add Amazon S3 and S3 Compatible object storage as unstructured sources.
1. Permissions for Working with Bucket Objects
To be able to work with objects in buckets, the account for Amazon S3 and S3 Compatible object storage must have the following permissions:
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2. Permissions for Restoring Objects and Perform Backup Objects Calls
To be able to perform restore, recovery, and backup object calls, the account for Amazon S3 and S3 Compatible object storage must have the following permissions:
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3. Permissions for Getting Backup Bucket Properties
To be able to get backup bucket properties, the account for Amazon S3 and S3 Compatible object storage must have the following permissions:
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Storage Systems Snapshot Integration
NetApp Data ONTAP/Lenovo Thinksystem DM/DG Permissions
The account used to connect to a NetApp ONTAP, IBM N, Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM/DG storage system must have permissions described in this section. The commands are provided for the console, UI names may differ.
7-Mode
- login-http-admin
- api-system-*
- api-license-* (api-license-list-info)
- api-volume-*
- api-net-*
- api-options-*
- api-vfiler-*
- api-qtree-*
- api-nfs-*
- api-snapshot-*
- api-lun-*
- api-iscsi-*
- api-feature-*
- api-registry-*
- api-fcp-*
- api-file-*
- api-igroup-*
- api-clone-*
- api-snapvault-*
- api-snapmirror-*
- api-cf-*
- cli-options
- security-api-vfiler
CDOT (VMware Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
|---|---|
DEFAULT | readonly |
cluster | readonly |
metrocluster | readonly |
vserver fcp | readonly |
volume file | readonly |
lun igroup | all |
vserver iscsi | all |
network | readonly |
system node | readonly |
security | readonly |
security login | readonly |
set | readonly |
snapmirror | all |
system | readonly |
version | readonly |
volume qtree | readonly |
lun | all |
vserver nfs | all |
volume snapshot | all |
volume | all |
vserver | all |
Only as SVM (VMware Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
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DEFAULT | none |
lun | all |
lun igroup | all |
network | readonly |
security | readonly |
security login | readonly |
snapmirror | all |
system | readonly |
version | readonly |
volume | all |
volume file | readonly |
volume qtree | all |
volume snapshot | all |
vserver | all |
vserver fcp | all |
vserver iscsi | all |
vserver nfs | all |
CDOT (NAS Backup Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
|---|---|
DEFAULT | readonly |
security | readonly |
security login | readonly |
volume snapshot | all |
vserver | all |
vserver nfs | all |
Only as SVM (NAS Backup Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
|---|---|
DEFAULT | none |
lun | readonly |
network | readonly |
security | readonly |
security login | readonly |
snapmirror | readonly |
version | readonly |
volume | readonly |
volume snapshot | all |
vserver | all |
CDOT (Veeam Agent Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
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cluster | readonly |
lun | all |
metrocluster | readonly |
network | readonly |
system license | readonly |
system node | readonly |
version | readonly |
volume | all |
volume snapshot | all |
vserver | all |
Only as SVM (Veeam Agent Integration)
Command/Directory | Access/Query Level |
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lun | all |
network | readonly |
version | readonly |
volume | all |
volume snapshot | all |
vserver | all |
Universal Storage API Integrated Systems Permissions
The account used to connect to a Universal Storage API integrated system must be assigned a necessary role in the storage system console and have a set of necessary permissions.
- For Dell PowerMax, the account must be assigned the Storage Administrator role.
- For Fujitsu ETERNUS AF and DX series, the account must be assigned the Software role.
- For NetApp SolidFire/HCI, the account must have the following permissions:
- Volumes
- Cluster Admins
- For Tintri IntelliFlash (formerly Western Digital IntelliFlash, Tegile), the account must be assigned the Veeam Admin Role.
- For DataCore, the account must have the following permissions:
- General
- Port
- Host
- Virtual disk
- Snapshot
- Physical disk
- For Hitachi VSP, the account must be assigned the following roles:
- Storage Administrator (View Only)
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
- Storage Administrator (Local Copy)
- For HPE XP, the account must be assigned the following roles:
- Storage Administrator (View Only)
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
- Storage Administrator (Local Copy)
- For Dell PowerStore, the account must be assigned one of the following roles:
- Administrator
- Storage Administrator
- Storage Operator
- For NEC Storage M Series, the account must be assigned the Administrator role.
- For NEC Storage V Series, the account must be assigned the following roles:
- Storage Administrator (View Only)
- Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
- Storage Administrator (Local Copy)
For privileges required to integrate the unstructured data backup feature with Dell PowerScale (formerly Isilon), see Integration with Dell PowerScale in the Unstructured Data Backup section.
For storage systems not mentioned above, the account must have Administrator role.
Related Topics
For permissions required for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, see Permissions in the Enterprise Manager User Guide.