Administration Guide › Managing Authorizations › Authorizing User IDs

Authorizing User IDs

To allow a user ID to access CA VM:Backup, access the Manage Authorizations screen. Specify the user ID and assign it one or more of the following authorizations:

SysAdmin

Includes System Administrator functions, such as the following:

• Configuring CA VM:Backup
• Managing tapes and catalogs
• Creating backup and restore job templates
• Starting special SFS/BFS restore jobs
• Restoring BFS directories.

In addition, this authorization allows the user to perform operator and user functions.

Operator

Includes Operator functions, such as the following :

• Managing system activity
• Starting system backups
• Ending or suspending CA VM:Backup job processing.

In addition, this authorization allows the user to perform user functions.

User

Includes end-user functions, such as the following:

• Restoring CMS and BFS files, minidisks, and SFS directories
• Responding to CA VM:Backup messages.

Note: This section explains how to add, delete, and update authorizations. For more information about updating the VMBACKUP CONFIG file to authorize user IDs to perform different functions, see the "AUTHORIZ Record" section in the System Programmer Reference Guide.