Backing up Authentication and Authorization Service configuration files
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Backing up Authentication and Authorization Service configuration files

The Symantec Product Authentication and Authorization Services ship with a built-in backup command, vssat showbackuplist and vssaz showbackuplist, respectively. These commands generate a snapshot directory of the Authentication and Authorization configuration and data files.

We do not recommend backing up individual files through an external process as some other processes might write to them during the copy. showbackuplist locks the necessary configuration files and takes a clean snapshot.

To back up Authentication configuration files

  1. On the Management Server, open an operating system console and log on as root (UNIX) or as an administrator-level user (Windows).
  2. Change to the following directory:

    Solaris

    /opt/VRTSat/bin

    Windows

    \Program Files\VERITAS\Security\Authentication\bin
  3. Type the following command:

    Solaris

    ./vssat showbackuplist

    Windows

    vssat.exe showbackuplist

To back up Authorization configuration files

  1. On the Management Server, open an operating system console and log on as root (UNIX) or as an administrator-level user (Windows).
  2. Change to the following directory:

    Solaris

    /opt/VRTSaz/bin

    Windows

    \Program Files\VERITAS\Security\Authorization\bin
  3. Type the following commands:

    Solaris

    ./vssaz login --domain localhost

    ./vssaz showbackuplist

    Windows

    vssaz.exe login --domain localhost

    vssaz.exe showbackuplist
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