Configuring Users

To perform Veeam Backup & Replication operations, you can add users and assign to them different roles, both predefined and custom ones. For the list of predefined roles, see Configuring Roles.

You can assign several roles to the same user. For example, if you want a user to start jobs and perform restore operations, you can assign both the Veeam Backup Operator and Veeam Restore Operator roles to this user.

Requirements and Limitations

When you configure users, consider the following requirements and limitations:

• For security reasons, the account used to run Veeam services should be a LocalSystem account. If a Veeam service runs under a user account other than LocalSystem, this user will have full access to the Veeam Backup & Replication console even if they are not specified in the Users and Roles > Security settings.
• The user account under which the Veeam Backup Service runs must have the Veeam Backup Administrator role. By default, during installation the Veeam Backup Administrator role is assigned to all members of the Administrators group on the machine where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed.

If you change the default settings, make sure that you assign the Veeam Backup Administrator role to the necessary user account. It is recommended to assign the Veeam Backup Administrator role to the user account explicitly rather than the group to which the user belongs.

• If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is disabled, consider the following:
• Built-in administrator accounts (Domain\Administrator and Machine\Administrator) will have full access to the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
• Local and domain members of the Administrators group will still have full access to Veeam Backup & Replication even if you delete this group in the Users and Roles > Security settings.

To protect administrator accounts from being compromised, it is strongly recommended to enable multi-factor authentication. In that case, even users with administrator privileges must pass the additional verification. For more information, see Multi-Factor Authentication.

• If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled, consider the following:

• All users including built-in administrator accounts (Domain\Administrator and Machine\Administrator) must pass the additional verification.
• If you do not add a local or domain member of the Administrators group in the Users and Roles > Security settings, this user will not have access to the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
• If you add a local or domain member of the Administrators group in the Users and Roles > Security settings, this user will have full access to the Veeam Backup & Replication console regardless of the assigned role.

• If a Veeam service runs under a user account other than LocalSystem, you must disable MFA for this account. For more information, see Disabling MFA for Service Accounts.

Adding Users

To add a user or user group:

1. From the main menu, select Users and Roles > Security.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Type field, select User or Group.
4. In the User or group field, enter the name of a user or user group in the DOMAIN\USERNAME format.
5. From the Role list, select the necessary role to be assigned.
6. Click OK.

To reduce the number of user sessions opened for a long time, you can set the idle timeout to automatically log off users. To do this, select the Enable auto logoff after <number> min of inactivity check box and set the number of minutes.

To use additional user verification, you can enable multi-factor authentication. For more information, see Multi-Factor Authentication.

Editing Users

To edit a user or user group:

1. From the main menu, select Users and Roles > Security.
2. Select a user or user group.
3. Click Edit.
4. In the Edit window, you can do the following:  

• Select a new role to be assigned to the account.
• Disable multi-factor authentication for the account. For more information, see Disabling MFA for Service Accounts.

5. Click OK.

Removing Users

To remove a user or user group:

1. From the main menu, select Users and Roles > Security.
2. Select a user or user group.
3. Click Remove.