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 for Veeam Backup & Replication on Linux, consider the following requirements and limitations:

• During the installation, the veeamadmin account is automatically added to the Veeam Backup & Replication console with the Veeam Backup Administrator role.

• If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled, all users including Host Administrator accounts must pass the additional verification. Also, if you do not add a local user with Host Administrator permissions or a 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.

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 UPN format, for example, john.doe@tech.local.

To add a default domain security group, use the group@domain format, for example, Administrators@tech.local. For more information on all security groups, see this Microsoft article.

5. From the Role list, select the desired role.
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.

For additional user verification, 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:  

• Assign a new role 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.