Veritas NetBackup™ DataStore SDK Programmer's Guide for XBSA 1.1.0

BSA_ObjectOwner

The BSA_ObjectOwner structure is the name of the owner of an object. It is defined as follows:

typedef struct {
    char  bsa_ObjectOwner[BSA_MAX_BSAOBJECT_OWNER];
    char  app_ObjectOwner[BSA_MAX_APPOBJECT_OWNER];
} BSA_ObjectOwner;

The usage of the structure fields is defined as follows:

In NetBackup XBSA Version 1.1.0, the actual object owner is determined between the NetBackup XBSA interface and NetBackup. If the XBSA application specifies the bsa_ObjectOwner, the value is stored with the object or validated against it, but it does not define the object ownership. If the object was created by a different user, unless you are a root administrator, you cannot restore the object even if you specify the correct bsa_ObjectOwner.

An app_ObjectOwner is an optional name, such as an actual end-user name, provided by the respective XBSA application, so that the NetBackup XBSA interface can provide assistance to support application-specific access control by optimizing access for the given app_ObjectOwner.

The app_ObjectOwner can have multiple components defined in the application, such as a group name and a user ID. In general, it is a hierarchical character string. An app_ObjectOwner is not registered with the NetBackup XBSA interface. Its registration and authentication is the responsibility of the XBSA application. Examples of a typical app_ObjectOwner are Smith, AccountingDept.Clerk1 and * (unspecified).