diff --git a/docs/backup-client.rst b/docs/backup-client.rst index 0b91c353..a23535fa 100644 --- a/docs/backup-client.rst +++ b/docs/backup-client.rst @@ -535,6 +535,29 @@ To remove the ticket, issue a logout: # proxmox-backup-client logout +.. _changing-backup-owner: + +Changing the Owner of a Backup Group +------------------------------------ + +By default, the owner of a backup group is the user which was used to originally +create that backup group (or in the case of sync jobs, ``root@pam``). This +means that if a user ``mike@pbs`` created a backup, another user ``john@pbs`` +can not be used to create backups in that same backup group. In case you want +to change the owner of a backup, you can do so with the below command, using a +user that has ``Datastore.Modify`` privileges on the datastore. + +.. code-block:: console + + # proxmox-backup-client change-owner vm/103 john@pbs + +This can also be done from within the web interface, by navigating to the +`Content` section of the datastore that contains the backup group and +selecting the user icon under the `Actions` column. Common cases for this could +be to change the owner of a sync job from ``root@pam``, or to repurpose a +backup group. + + .. _backup-pruning: Pruning and Removing Backups