From: Jozef Zatko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The problem was that, when I used TDP GUI or command > line for backup I always got couple of the following error > messages for various databases: > > 04/02/2003 08:38:53 Backup of admin4.nsf failed. > 04/02/2003 08:38:53 This database is currently being used by > someone else. In order to share a Notes database, all users > must use a Domino Server instead of a File Server. > > I have done some tests and I found out one interesting thing. > Succesfull backup of some Domino databases (especialy system > databases like names.nsf, admin4.nsf and so on) depends on > user ID under which domdsmc or TDP for Domino GUI is running. > > My environment is as follows: > Domino 6.0 on Windows 2000 SP3 running as service under Local > system user TDP for Domino 5.1.5, TSM client 5.1.5.4 TSM > server 5.1.5.4 on AIX 5.1 > > When I used domdsmc or TDP GUI as user Administrator, I > always got error messages like the one above for some of > databases. Databases for which I got this error were not > always the same. Sometimes some of databases was backed up > succesfuly, sometimes not. > > When I run domdsmc via TSM scheduler, which is running under > Local system user ID, all databases was backed up without errors.
Rule of thumb: when a scheduled backup of a TSM client fails, but a manual backup using the same TSM (or TDP) interface succeeds (or vice versa), it's a Windows permissions issue. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
