Which two user roles have permission to export audit logs from the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface?

Question

Options

• Aroot
• BBackup Administrator
• CSecurity Administrator
• DAdministrator
• ERestore Administrator

• A
  88% (45)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  6% (3)
• E
  4% (2)

Explanation

root and Backup Administrator are the two roles granted permission to export audit logs in PowerProtect Data Manager. The root account has unrestricted system access by design, and the Backup Administrator role is specifically scoped to manage backup operations - which includes auditing those operations for compliance and troubleshooting.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Security Administrator (C): Despite the name implying security oversight, this role in PPDM focuses on security policy configuration, not audit log export.
• Administrator (D): A general Administrator role in PPDM has broad UI access but audit log export is not included in its default permission set.
• Restore Administrator (E): This role is limited to restore operations and has no audit log management permissions.

Memory tip: Think "Root Backs up the logs" - the two roles that can export audit logs are Root and Backup Administrator. It may seem counterintuitive that Security Administrator is excluded, but remember that in PPDM, operational audit access belongs to the backup management tier, not the security configuration tier.

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