> I have a NT client at 3.1.0.5 running on AIX/ADSM v3.1.2.0
>
> This server1  has a local C: drive and a remote share to server2 as
> \\SERVER2\E$
>
> the dsm.opt  file to server1 has DOMAIN C: \\SERVER2\E$
>
> Why does the backup run successfully if invoked from the DSMC command line
but
> fails with the following error when  run via a schedule?
>
> \\server2\E$  is an invalid drive specification
>

The scheduler process on an NT client normally runs under the System Account.
As I understand matters, the System Account has highly privileged access to
resources owned by the system, but no access at all to resources elsewhere in
the NT domain (such as network shared disks owned by other systems).