On Thursday 23 March 2006 16:02, Erich Prinz wrote: > Sorry for adding to the confusion - :-)
No harm at all and there is no reason to be sorry ... I much prefer that people contribute to the discussion rather than remain silent even if they are not completely sure and even if the response isn't always 100% correct (I've screwed up a good number of responses in the last 4 years ...). Best regards, Kern > > E > > On Mar 23, 2006, at 6:23 AM, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Tuesday 21 March 2006 02:35, Erich Prinz wrote: > >> Chris, > >> > >> Your comment: > >>> I always get 'ERR=Access is denied' if I want to backup files which > >>> can't be accessed with the user account, the backup service is > >>> running with. This should normaly work using the windows backup-API. > >> > >> I want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly. The local > >> service account (bacula) doesn't have permission to the files. > >> > >> By default, the fd install isn't going to plop itself into the Backup > >> Security Group on a domain controller. Consider adding that user > >> explicitly into the Backup Security Group and test again. > >> > >> Let everyone know if that works for you, > >> > >> Erich > > > > Just a note here because there seems to be a bit of confusion. On > > Win32 > > machines, Bacula does not use or create the "bacula" account or > > userid. The > > client must be installed while directly logged into the machine > > with account > > Adminstrator. If you attempt to install it using some Windows > > terminal > > remote login or are not logged in as Administrator (or possibly the > > Domain > > adminstrator, or whatever Microsoft calls it), you are likely to have > > problems. > > > > When installed correctly by the system Administrator, Bacula will > > run under > > the User name "SYSTEM" and will have access to all files on your > > system. If > > Bacula is not running as SYSTEM, as shown by the task manager, you > > have not > > installed it correctly. > > > > This is documented in the manual. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > > > Kern > > > > ("> > > /\ > > V_V -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users