Re: NT Backup Failing

[Guest eazy.e]

Re: NT Backup Failing

 

Where was the UNC added???

 

Eric

 

Pegasus \(MVP\) Wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback.

>

>

> "bobneedshelp"

> <bobneedshelp@-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-newsgroups.nospam>

> wrote in message

> news:F059384D-A744-4D77-89F9-E1EE1DA0BF4E@-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-microsoft.com...

> > I tested with UNC and it works!

> >

> > Problem resolved.

> >

> > Thanks for the help.

> > --

> > Bob

> >

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> > > Mapped drives exist only within the context where

> > > they were created. You use drive Z: - yet you never

> > > map a share to drive Z:!

> > >

> > > Two additional points:

> > > - When accessing networked resources under a scheduled

> > > task, you must be ***very*** careful and ensure that the

> > > account used for the scheduled task has sufficient access

> > > rights to the shared resource.

> > > - While it is possible to map drive letters agains shares in

> > > scheduled task, this is not a good idea. The drive letter

> > > might be in use by some other task. Use UNC coding

> > > if at all possible.

> > >

> > >

> > > "bobneedshelp"

> <bobneedshelp@-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-newsgroups.nospam>

> wrote in message

> > >

> news:509DCB6E-A990-400A-8839-7FD339C8E31D@-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-microsoft.com...

> > > > I scheduled and ran the following batch file when I was logged

> out.

> > > >

> > > > @-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-echo off

> > > > echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log

> > > > dir Z:\MonBackUps 1>>c:\test.log 2>>c:\test.err

> > > > echo %date% %time% 1>Z:\MonBackUps 2>>c:\test.err

> > > > echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log

> > > > %systemroot%\system32\ntbackup.exe /.. /.. 1>>c:\test.log

> 2>>c:\test.err

> > > > echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log

> > > >

> > > > In the test.err file I had:

> > > > The system cannot find the path specified.

> > > >

> > > > In the test.log file I had:

> > > > Wed 01/25/2006 19:08:00.29 Start of task

> > > > User=Bob,

> > > >

> Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;"C:\Program

> > > > Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost 2003\";C:\Program

> Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

> > > > Wed 01/25/2006 19:08:11.42 End of task

> > > >

> > > > I ran the same batch file when I was logged in.

> > > >

> > > > In the cmd window I get a message that says: "Access is denied".

> > > >

> > > > In the test.err file I had nothing (no errors).

> > > >

> > > > In the test.log file I had:

> > > > Wed 01/25/2006 19:15:29.54 Start of task

> > > > Volume in drive Z is backup

> > > > Volume Serial Number is XXXX-YYYY

> > > >

> > > > Directory of Z:\MonBackUps

> > > >

> > > > 01/18/2006 07:54 AM <DIR> .

> > > > 01/19/2006 04:50 AM <DIR> ..

> > > > 01/12/2006 03:26 AM 123,477,113,856 MonBackup.bkf

> > > > 01/14/2006 03:00 PM 50,861,056 y Backup.bkf

> > > > 01/18/2006 08:09 AM 1,841,537,024 MonBackupInc.bkf

> > > > 3 File(s) 125,369,511,936 bytes

> > > > 2 Dir(s) 623,347,318,784 bytes free

> > > > User=Bob,

> > > >

> Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;"C:\Program

> > > > Files\Symantec\Norton Ghost 2003\";C:\Program

> Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\

> > > > Wed 01/25/2006 19:15:34.26 End of task

> > > >

> > > > I guess this is telling me:

> > > > I don't have access to the mapped drive Z:

> > > > Any idea how I get access to this when logged out? It is a

> mapped

> drive

> > > > (Z:) to a NAS device on the network. I scheduled the backup as

> an

> > > > administrative user that should have access to this drive.

> Should I

> try

> > > to

> > > > access it by name (like \\NAS\backup)?

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > Bob

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > The .bks file can reside anywhere. In your case it seems

> > > > > that it resides in a location that is inaccessible to the

> account

> > > > > you use to run the backup job. There are two obvious ways

> > > > > to fix this:

> > > > > a) Move the file to a location that is accessible to the

> account

> > > > > used for the backup job, or

> > > > > b) Use an account for the backup job that has appropriate

> > > > > access rights to the .bks file.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > "bobneedshelp"

> <bobneedshelp@-BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM--BLCKSPM-newsgroups.nospam>

> wrote in message

> > > > >

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> > > > > > Originally, I did get this batch file from somewhere on the

> Internet.

> > > If

> > > > > it

> > > > > > was from you, thanks for providing it. I can change it as

> you

> suggest

> > > and

> > > > > > try the test again.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I know that the error comes from:

> > > > > > %systemroot%\system32\ntbackup.exe

> > > > > > because I commented out the other lines in the batch file and

> just

> ran

> > > > > this

> > > > > > line to find out which line caused issues.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > If I just run this line in the batch file, I get the error

> "Access

> is

> > > > > denied."

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I have a nightly job scheduled (using the backup wizard and

> scheduler)

> > > > > that

> > > > > > puts the following event information into the application

> event

> log.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Event ID: 8017

> > > > > > Source: Ntbackup

> > > > > > Ntbackup error: The saved selection file

> "(path\FileName.bks)"

> cannot

> > > be

> > > > > > found.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I found the information about this Event ID on Microsoft's

> support

> web

> > > > > site.

> > > > > > The .bks file is in a user's Application Data directory I

> believe

> by

> > > > > > default. The file is there. I also believe all directories

> selected

> > > by

> > > > > the

> > > > > > wizard is there as well.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > --

> > > > > > Bob

> > > > > >

> > > > > >