Ransomware attackers specifically target and attempt to destroy backup systems to increase the probability of payment. Hardening your system is critical. Please ensure you have reviewed your platform security using the Security Hardening Checklist
Cohesity

COHESITY Documentation

Explore our documentation to get started, discover products & new features, access troubleshooting guides, register sources, platforms support.

Products
Data Security Alliance
Visit Cohesity.com
Demos
Support
Blogs
Developers
Partner Portals
Cohesity Community
© 2026 Cohesity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use|
Privacy Policy|
Legal|
  1. Home
  2. NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide
  3. Steps to protect NetBackup Flex Scale
  4. About multifactor authentication
  5. Resetting multifactor authentication for a user
NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide

Resetting multifactor authentication for a user

Only the NetBackup Flex Scale administrator can reset multifactor authentication for other NetBackup Flex Scale users.

Before you reset multifactor authentication:

  • The logged in administrator cannot reset his own multifactor authentication. It can only be reset by another Appliance administrator.

  • If multifactor authentication is not enforced, then it is possible to reset it for any user.

  • If multifactor authentication is enforced, then you can reset it for a local (non AD/LDAP) administrator only if at least one other local administrator is present who has multifactor authentication configured.

To reset multifactor authentication for an NetBackup Flex Scale user

  1. Sign in to the NetBackup Flex Scale UI.
  2. Go to Settings > User management.
  3. Navigate to the user row and click on the vertical ellipsis button from the right side of the UI and then select Reset multifactor authentication .
  4. In the Reset multifactor authentication pop-up, click Reset.

Feedback

Was this page helpful?
Previous

Configuring multifactor authentication for your user account when it is enforced in the cluster

Next

About single sign-on (SSO) configuration

Feedback

Was this page helpful?