NTbackup not unsetting archive bit

[Guest Davy]

I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.

Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on

a simple MS network.

Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for

archiving' bit is not unset on each file. Therefore the

daily differential NTbackup backs up the files all over

again.

 

I am wondering if the 'file ready for archiving' bit is

not unset on a network computer?

 

Anybody know?

[Guest Mark Blain]

Re: NTbackup not unsetting archive bit

 

Davy <me@removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in news:Xns9AAEBB74C5023meremoveallthistextc@216.196.109.145:

> I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.

> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on

> a simple MS network.

> Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for

> archiving' bit is not unset on each file. Therefore the

> daily differential NTbackup backs up the files all over

> again.

>

> I am wondering if the 'file ready for archiving' bit is

> not unset on a network computer?

>

> Anybody know?

 

A previous posting recommended the share permissions on the XP box be

changed to allow NTbackup write access.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/40672ef133d0a635/0de44287e4ebb72f#0de44287e4ebb72f

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: NTbackup not unsetting archive bit

 

 

"Davy" <me@removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in message

news:Xns9AAEBB74C5023meremoveallthistextc@216.196.109.145...

>I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.

> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on

> a simple MS network.

> Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for

> archiving' bit is not unset on each file. Therefore the

> daily differential NTbackup backs up the files all over

> again.

>

> I am wondering if the 'file ready for archiving' bit is

> not unset on a network computer?

>

> Anybody know?

 

Let's have a look at your backup command!

[Guest Davy]

Re: NTbackup not unsetting archive bit

 

Mark Blain <mblain2@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:Xns9AADE1A43B01Emblainalbany@207.46.248.16:

> Davy <me@removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in

> news:Xns9AAEBB74C5023meremoveallthistextc@

216.196.109.145:

>

>> I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000

workstation.

>> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP

workstations on

>> a simple MS network.

>> Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for

>> archiving' bit is not unset on each file. Therefore

the

>> daily differential NTbackup backs up the files all

over

>> again.

>>

>> I am wondering if the 'file ready for archiving' bit

is

>> not unset on a network computer?

>>

>> Anybody know?

>

> A previous posting recommended the share permissions

on the XP box be

> changed to allow NTbackup write access.

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.window

sxp.general/brows

> e_thread/thread/40672ef133d0a635/0de44287e4ebb72f#

0de44287e4ebb72f

 

Mark,

think you may be right; I have researched it a bit

further and it appears that the user account doing the

backing up may need 'backup operator' priviliges on the

XP machine.

Davy