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 =$[/opt/unix_oem_inssubdir/*]
     ## Path to the scripts and binaries needed for the push install
     Cmnd_Alias CVPUSH =$[/opt/seed/, /opt/unix_oem_inssubdir/, /opt/unix_oem_inssubdir/installer/, /opt/unix_oem_inssubdir/Base/, /usr/bin/unix_oem_inssubdir, /usr/local/bin/unix_oem_inssubdir, /usr/bin/cvpkgrm, /usr/local/bin/cvpkgrm]
     sudouser ALL = $[DVDINSTALLCMDS, DVDUNINSTALLCMDS, INSTALLDIRCMDS, CVPUSH], $[/bin/sh], $[/usr/bin/unix_oem_inssubdir]

     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.