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  4. Error 5537: Backup failed: Incorrect read/write permissions are specified for the download staging path.
NetBackup™ for Cloud Object Store Administrator's Guide

Error 5537: Backup failed: Incorrect read/write permissions are specified for the download staging path.

Explanation:

This error occurs when the NetBackup service user on the backup host does not have read and write permission of the cache DB path.

Workaround:

Provide the read and write permissions to the NetBackup service user. Try the backup again.

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