Another possible permission issue is that some of those files may only be accessible to the special user "Local System". You can use the CACLS command-line utility to find out what permissions are really on a file.
> -----Original Message----- > From: JC Simonetti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 5:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Windows XP > > > Hi! > Maybe not... Windows has a tricky perception of locked files > when opened, so could I recommend you to create a Windows > account (maybe "amanda" ;) ) but member of the "backup > operators" group instead of "administrators" one? And of > course make Amanda log into Windows as this account... > In some cases this would help... > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Jean-Christian SIMONETTI email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SysAdmin Wanadoo Portails phone: (+33)492283200 (standard) > Sophia Antipolis, France > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 1 Aug 2002 01:51:43 -0000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In this case, amanda is logging into Windows (via smbclient) as > > Administrator. Shouldn't that override any "permission" issues? > > > > > > I am trying to backup a Windows XP client (//hans/C$) > with Amanda 2.4.2. > > > > It seems to work except for a number of files which are > listed as errors > > > > below. > > > > > > > > Is there any way to get the files in error backed up > with amanda? > > > > > > When I was engaged in my mighty struggle to conquor samba > and windows 2k, > > > I found just about all the errors were due to the amanda > user not having > > > permission. The exceptions were the system things like > pagefile.sys > > > and I think the $NtUninstall kinda thingies. > > > > > > -- > > > Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > JG Computing > > > 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 > > > Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax) > > > >
