samba - Jul 2004 - Windows Backup to samba3 share = problem

Hello All!

I have strange problem with my samba3.
I want to backup my data from w2k computer to samba share.
For this, I using order tool - Windows Backup program. When I trying
to choose network disk for backup destination, I see error message:
"Access denied". But, I can create any files or folders on the disk
manually, for example, with Explorer.

Very interesting, that this problem is absent for samba2 shares.
I see this problem only for samba3.

Help me please!

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With best wishes,
Victor Vislobokov
Perm. Russia

I got the same exact problem after I upgraded our 2.2.2 to 3.0.5.  Help
please!
 
Alex.

Hi,

I just experienced exactly the same symptoms that you describe -- the 
samba shares are accessible, and I can read/write to them, but the 
windows backup program thinks it can't access mapped network drives 
(mapped to samba shares).

Have you found a solution to this problem yet?

Best wishes, - George
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George H. Fisher          | Ph: 510-642-8896
Space Sciences Laboratory | Fax: 510-643-8302
University of California  | Email: fisher@ssl.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA 94720-7450   | URL: sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~fisher/
__________________________|____________________________________

George,

  ntbackup runs under the SYSTEM account if it's running as
a scheduled job.  You'll have to tweak the rights on the
samba share to include the SYSTEM account.

You can try creating a user & group named system on the
Samba box, and add system to the group corresponding to
the Samba share and its' *nix permissions.  That might
allow ntbackup to read/write to the Samba share.

Has anyone already set this up using SYSTEM?  Would they post the
procedure for George & the rest of us?

Another note:  when you set up ntbackup for jobs that
run on a schedule, use the UNC path to the share, NOT
a mapped drive.  If the user logs off, all drive mappings
are disconnected.  UNC paths will still be usable,
if the rights are in place.

Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George H. Fisher [mailto:fisher@ssl.berkeley.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:29 PM
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Windows Backup to samba3 share = problem
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just experienced exactly the same symptoms that you describe -- the 
> samba shares are accessible, and I can read/write to them, but the 
> windows backup program thinks it can't access mapped network drives 
> (mapped to samba shares).
> 
> Have you found a solution to this problem yet?
> 
> Best wishes, - George
> -- 
> _______________________________________________________________
> George H. Fisher          | Ph: 510-642-8896
> Space Sciences Laboratory | Fax: 510-643-8302
> University of California  | Email: fisher@ssl.berkeley.edu
> Berkeley, CA 94720-7450   | URL: sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~fisher/
> __________________________|____________________________________
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