Controlling access to Norton Ghost

You can use the Security Configuration Tool to allow or deny users and groups the necessary permissions to access the Norton Ghost Agent , or to the full Norton Ghost user interface.

When you use the Security Configuration Tool, any permission that you grant to the Users group applies to the members within that group.

Note:

The agent service can only be run as LocalSystem or by a user who belongs to the Adminstrator’s group.

The following table describes the permissions that can be allowed or denied for user and groups who use the Norton Ghost Agent.

Table: Permission options

Option

Description

Full Control

Gives users or groups complete access to all Norton Ghost functionality as if they are the administrator. If you do not want users to define, change, or delete backups, or to manage recovery point storage, do not give them Full Control.

Status Only

Users or groups can get status information, and can run a backup job. But they cannot define, change, or delete any backup jobs, or use any other function of the product.

Deny

Users cannot perform any function, or see any information. They are blocked from any access to Norton Ghost.

A deny setting takes precedence over an inherited allow setting. For example, a user who is a member of two groups is denied permissions if the settings for one of the groups denies permissions. User-denied permissions override group-allow permissions.

To add users and groups

  1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Symantec Norton Ghost > Security Configuration Tool.

  2. Click Add.

  3. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, click Advanced.

  4. If necessary, click Object Types to select the types of objects that you want.

  5. If necessary, click Locations to select the location that you want to search.

  6. Click Find Now, select users and groups you want, and then click OK.

  7. Click OK when you are finished.

To change permissions for a user or a group

  1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Symantec Norton Ghost > Security Configuration Tool.

  2. In the Permissions for Norton Ghost dialog box, select the user or group whose permissions you want to change, and then do one of the following:

    • To set Full Control permissions, click Allow or Deny for the selected user or group.

    • To set Status Only permissions, click Allow or Deny for the selected user or group.

  3. Click OK when you are finished.

To remove a user or group

  1. On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Symantec Norton Ghost > Security Configuration Tool.

  2. Select the user or group that you want to remove, and then click Remove.

  3. Click OK when you are finished.

Controlling access to Norton Ghost