I would like to add, that this problem might be solved by using a 'windows symlink' aka junction. Please note that i haven't tested that myself, just an idea.
more info about junctions: http://shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=284 Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Sunday 12 November 2006 23:17, Support wrote: > >> Dear Users >> >> If Bacula is backing up a Windows XP client that has a path filename depth >> depth greater than 260 characters does the Client / Director report an >> error with the Standard messages? >> >> I have users that tend to exceed this path limitation. >> >> > > I'm not sure, but in any case you should convince your users to avoid such > situations since a lot of Windows tools break with long path/filenames. > > If you *really* need to backup/restore such files, you might want to try to > load the 1.39.26 Windows BETA file daemon, which does handle long paths. It > *should* work with older Dir and Storage daemon. Good testing will be needed > to prove this theory though. If you try this, you will need to carefully > read the ReleaseNotes to understand how to install it as a lot of things have > changed. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
