The Veeam Cookbook Series

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Recipe: Enabling Four-Eyes Authorization

Expected deliverables:

Four-Eyes Authorization enabled, so that sensitive operations require approval from a second administrator.

Time to complete: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• A working Veeam Backup & Replication V13 server.
• At least two accounts with the Veeam Backup Administrator or Veeam Security Administrator role (one to request, one to approve).

Before you start:

When enabled, Four-Eyes Authorization requires a second administrator to approve sensitive operations such as deleting backups, removing repositories and managing users.

Assumptions:

You are signed in with an account that has the Veeam Backup Administrator or Veeam Security Administrator role.

Method:

1. In the Veeam console, from the main menu select Users & Roles.
2. Open the Authorization tab.
3. Select the Require additional approval for sensitive operations check box.
4. Specify the time period during which a requested operation must be approved or rejected, or keep the default (7 days).
5. Click OK to save.

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums
• Veeam Best Practices