samba - Nov 2003 - Seeking advice: Backup Exec & Samba shares

Fellow Samba-shakers,

	I've run into an odd problem, and I'm seeking the advice of anyone who
has implemented Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 or 9.0, on an NT 4.0 server platform, to
perform backups of NetBSD 1.6x systems via Samba file shares. Said problem did
NOT manifest itself until I tried using Samba 3.0.0. I have jumped back to
2.2.8a, since that's the last version that was known to work, until I can
get the issue resolved.

	And the issue is: When I try to browse Samba-produced file shares, it takes
nearly two and a half minutes for the tree to expand. Then, when I try to select
one of the branches in the directory tree for backup, I get a Dr. Watson error
(an Access Violation exception), an additional error message that the program
could not browse the share because the Remote Procedure Call failed, and the
Backup Exec master job engine shuts down. I have to restart it before I can do
anything else.

	This one has got me utterly baffled. I will happily provide logs and other such
goodies upon request.

	Thanks much.


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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:18 , Bruce Lane <kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com> sent:
>Fellow Samba-shakers,
>
>	I've run into an odd problem, and I'm seeking the advice of anyone
who has implemented Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 or 9.0, on an NT 4.0 server
platform,
to perform backups of NetBSD 1.6x systems via Samba file shares. Said problem
did NOT manifest itself until I tried using Samba 3.0.0. I have jumped back to
2.2.8a,
since that's the last version that was known to work, until I can get the
issue resolved.
>
>	And the issue is: When I try to browse Samba-produced file shares, it takes
nearly two and a half minutes for the tree to expand. Then, when I try to
select one of the branches in the directory tree for backup, I get a Dr. Watson
error (an Access Violation exception), an additional error message that the
program
could not browse the share because the Remote Procedure Call failed, and the
Backup Exec master job engine shuts down. I have to restart it before I can do
anything else.
>

I posted about this, as well as opened up a tech-ticket with VERITAS. 
Recommendations on the list seemed to show that not many are using Backup Exec. 
VERITAS
answer is that you can not connect directly to a Samba share from the BACKUP
EXEC explorer, not can you force it by manually typing it (text view).  They do
have a
BE-AGENT for RH7.3.  I have used it with little success, seems to like to freeze
everything up.

After re-reading your message, you _are_ able to connect and backup directly to
a Samba share?  did you do anything special, for I can not using BE8.5 and
RH7.3/Samba2.2.8a  My only solution is to rsync it over to the BE server.  If
you can shed anylight, I would be much appreciative.



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