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Adding sudo Users with Root Privileges on a UNIX Client

You can install the Commvault software as a sudo user with root privileges. The sudo user must be added to the /etc/sudoers file.

Before You Begin

  • For HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris computers, install sudo on the client before adding a sudo user.

  • On Solaris computers, edit the /etc/default/login configuration file and set the "PATH=" variable to the directory where sudo is installed.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the client computer as root.

  2. Open the /etc/sudoers configuration file in editable mode by using the following command:

    visudo

  3. Add the sudo user.

    • If you want users to perform all UNIX commands as root users, enter the following:

      sudouser ALL=(ALL) ALL

      To remove the password prompt during the computer login, specify NOPASSWD: ALL as follows:

      sudouser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

    • If you want users to only run Commvault commands as root users, enter the following:

       
      ## Allow users to install and run Commvault commands
Cmnd_Alias DVDINSTALLCMDS =/package_location/cvpkgadd
Cmnd_Alias DVDUNINSTALLCMDS =/usr/bin/cvpkgrm
## Path to the Commvault installation directory
Cmnd_Alias INSTALLDIRCMDS =/opt/commvault/*
## Path to the scripts and binaries needed for the push install
Cmnd_Alias CVPUSH =/opt/seed/*, /opt/commvault/*, /opt/commvault/installer/*, /opt/commvault/Base/*, /usr/bin/commvault, /usr/local/bin/commvault, /usr/bin/cvpkgrm, /usr/local/bin/cvpkgrm
sudouser ALL = DVDINSTALLCMDS, DVDUNINSTALLCMDS, INSTALLDIRCMDS, CVPUSH, /bin/sh, /usr/bin/commvault

      where package_location is the path to the package.

      Note

      The default Commvault installation directory is /opt/commvault. If your setup uses an alternate installation directory, use that alternate directory in the above commands.

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