Hello, Currently the Bacula Win32 client has no code to handle EFS, so this requires some implementation (i.e. it is not just a bug). To get something implemented, you should follow our Feature Request procedure. Please see: www.bacula.org -> Feature Request
Best regards, Kern On Sunday 27 January 2008 14.01:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > EFS encrypted files are not backed up. Those files are definitely not > copied to the volume, even though bacula says "Backup OK" with no > warnings - volume files is much too small. > > I updated to 2.2.8 (all) and tried running fd,sd,dir and console on two > different computers with winXPsp2-up-to-date. > greetings, > Sebastian > > Arno Lehmann wrote: > > Hello, > > > > 27.11.2007 11:51,, Dep, Khushil (GE Money) wrote:: > >> Hi Sebastian, > >> > >> I'm not sure this is possible at present with the current client code. > > > > Well, I'm not a developer of Bacula, but I looked at Microsofts web > > site, and their knowledge bvase states that the Backup API windows > > offers can handle encrypted files. This is the API Bacula uses on > > windows. > > > > So, in theory, I understand that Bacula should already correctly > > handle encrypted files from windows. > > > > I suppose you have to run the FD as the Backup user, or as a member of > > the Backup operators group. > > > > This, of course, depends a lot on on your system setup - I'm not a > > windows admin, but I know that AD can make this quite interesting to > > set up... > > > > Arno > > > >> I'd think that this type of FS encryption support would have to be > >> written into the client or as some sort of pluggable module? > >> > >> Khush. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Sebastian > >> Sent: 26 November 2007 13:27 > >> To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [Bacula-users] WindowsXP EFS - encrypting file system - How can > >> I backup efs-encrypted files? > >> > >> Hi, > >> how can I backup efs-encrypted files? > >> > >> Whether i 'm running bacula-fd as admin, SYSTEM, or my_user, it saves > >> only the path- and filenames, but not the content of the efs-encrypted > >> files. Running a restore-job results in zero-byte files. > >> > >> When running fd as SYSTEM, there are access-denied entries in log (as > >> expected), when running fd as my_user, there are *no* warnings in log. > >> > >> Client: WinXP SP2 with bacula-fd 2.2.6 > >> Server: Debian sid with bacula-dir + sd 2.2.5 > >> > >> greetings > >> Sebastian > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bacula-users mailing list > >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
