NT Backup

[Diane Walker]

We are running Windows 2003 server. This server is a Domain Controller.
We scheduled the backup jobs using NTBackup. However, the scheduled backup
jobs did not run. Is there a way to find out why the backup did not run?
I checked the Event Viewer and did not see anything regarding to backup.

Thanks.

Diane

 

[Myweb]

Hello Diane,

If you open Scheduled Tasks, you can see yours and maybe an error or the
status of the task. What happens if your rightclick and take run now?

Best regards

Myweb
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[Diane Walker]

Thank you very much for your prompt response, MyWeb

I opened Scheduled Tasks, the error under Status was 0x2. If I right-click
and select Run now, the window pops up and flashes quickly and then close.
I can't see what the screen says.

Please let me know if you need additional information or have any questions.

Thank you.

Diane

 

[Myweb]

Hello Diane,

Please try to stop and restart the services as following:

1. Open services console.
2. Stop the Task Scheduler and then restart it.

If the problem still persists, would you please help me collect the
following information:

1. Collcet the Scheduled task log as following:

1) Open the scheduled task console.
2) Click Advanced menu and then select View Log.
3) Please post the log to newsgroup.

2. Please post the detailed error message of Event Log to newsgroup (if some
exists).
3. Create a new schedule and check if the problem still persists.

Best regards

Myweb
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[Diane Walker]

Thank you for your prompt response again, Myweb.

How do you open the Scheduled Task Console? Thanks.

 

[Enkidu]

Hi Diane,

Just checking, did you try running the script from the command line to
see if it has errors?

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Diane Walker]

Thank you for your response, Enkidu. I ran the script from the command line
and the backup went through without any problems. Do you have any other
suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Enkidu]

Not really. Many of the problems that I had when using NT Backup were
related to the user that the backup was performed as. I *believe* that
backups are performed as 'system account'. Whatever user the backup runs
as should be a member of the Backup Users group.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Diane Walker]

Thanks for your response. The user account was setup in the Domain Admins
and Backup groups.

Diane

 

[Enkidu]

Mmm, have you tried replacing the backup script with another script to
see if that works?

Did the script ever run? I forget if you said or not.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

Form a command prompt run the command below, make sure you replace USERNAME
with the name of the user that is running the scheduled task

runas /user:USERNAME cmd

This will open up a new command prompt with the same authority as the user
in the scheduled task. Try running the ntbackup from this new command
prompt.

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Thank you for your response, Enkidu. I ran the script from the command
line and the backup went through without any problems. Do you have any
other suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Diane Walker]

Thank you for your response, Cliff.

The script ran successfully before. I created a new script and still it did
not help.

 

[Diane Walker]

Thanks very much for your suggestion, Paul. The NTBackup command ran
successfully.

Thanks.

Diane

Form a command prompt run the command below, make sure you replace
USERNAME with the name of the user that is running the scheduled task

runas /user:USERNAME cmd

This will open up a new command prompt with the same authority as the user
in the scheduled task. Try running the ntbackup from this new command
prompt.

--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

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[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

So it worked with the account that it won't work with in the scheduled task?

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[Diane Walker]

Thanks for your prompt response. I used the same account.

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

Has the account been given the permission to run as a batch jon with in the
local policy?

Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local
Policies / User Rights / Logon AS a Batch Job

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[Diane Walker]

Paul,

I am looking at the Removable Storage MMC. I was wondering if the backup
tape needs to be in the Media or Media Pools or Libraries folder. We have
an external SCSI tape drive. The tape drive is Compaq AIT 50 GB drive.

Thanks.

 

[Diane Walker]

Thanks for your suggestions. The user account has been setup to have
permissions to run as a batch. If you can think of anything else, please
let me know.

Thanks.

 

[Enkidu]

Hi Diane,

After struggling with NTbackup and RSM for some time I eventually used
the 'unmanaged' method in this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239892/en-us

But ultimately I moved to a third party solution from Veritas.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

I have no idea.

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MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

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