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Permissions Required for Restore Targets

In general, a system administrator can restore anything anywhere. General users can only restore files to existing directories for which they have the proper authorizations. The specifics follow:

• A system administrator can restore files and directories to any existing directories.
• A system administrator using the restore screens to restore files on behalf of another user will see only those files the user is allowed to restore; however, the administrator can restore the files to any existing directory.
• A general user can restore files to a directory provided the directory already exists and the user has write permission to the directory and search permission to the parent directories.

  Note: CA VM:Backup checks to ensure a general user has write permission to the target directory and search permission to each of its parent directories both at the time the user submits the request and when the job is running.