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Veeam | kb2676
Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Veeam Agent for Linux Deployments
Last update date:
1/16/2024
Affected products:
Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam Agent for Linux
Affected releases:
12.1
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Purpose
This article provides examples of granular ‘sudo’ configuration for the Linux account that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication when managing Veeam Agent for Linux deployments with a Protection Group.
Cause
Per the Agent Management User Guide, a user account for Agent Management should have administrative permissions on the computer you want to add to a protection group or a job. If you would like to avoid using the ‘root’ account in favor of a sudoer account, you may also want to set permissions granularly for one. This document helps you to achieve this goal.
Solution
Linux user account used by Veeam Backup & Replication for any Veeam Agent for Linux deployment and management operations must have /bin/bash shell set by default. The account must have either ‘root’ or permissions to execute a specific list of commands as a sudoer on the target Linux machine. (See examples below.)
