> >> >> Could not stat J:/test: ERR=The system cannot find the path specified >> >> > The short answer: you can't - not like that anyway. > > The networked drive you create on windows only exists for the current > user or even the current session of that user. Since bacula runs as a > service, it will not see the remote drive. > > You have 3 options here: > 1. Mount the remote FS on the backup server and unmount afterwards 2. > Install a file daemon on the remote system you want to back up in the > first place (unless you have a good reason not to). > 3. Run 'net use > //yourserver/share J:' or similar to mount the drive using the system > account on windows before backupping (use the RunBeforeJobOnClient - or > similar - command). > On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:59:11 +0100, François Mehault wrote:
> We cannot use option 2 because the share is published on a NetApp Filer. > We are investigated option 3 but is doesn't seem to work, the job never > ends (we are just trying to backup a simple file) if using option 3 the bacula-fd service needs to be run as a user with rights to access the share on netapp. certanly the SYSTEM user has no rights on the netapp. So go to the control panel -> administrative tools -> services -> bacula- fd and change the logon credentials to a user that has a) local administrator rights and b) rights to access the netapp folder. if you wan't check if you can do a "net use" as SYSTEM user, check this page how to get a console runnign with SYSTEM credentials: http:// blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/articles/271063.aspx - Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
