I do _not_ run Citrix.  However, I had the same problem on a server whose
systemdisk was D:.  One of the 4 start up files (boot.ini, ntldr, etc.) was
missing.  Installing the missing file allows the backup of the
systemobjects.

I think the missing file is displayed by NT's backup utility.

On Wed, 1 May 2002, Bruce Kamp wrote:

> Join the club.....  I have been working with Tivoli for a couple of months
> on this (even though they don't support Citrix).  They had me upgrade to
> 4.2.1.30.  There thinking is that it has to do with the CAD starting
> scheduler.  When I stopped using managed services it stopped hitting my TSM
> server every 10 minutes.
> I'm still testing the rest of it.....
> I'll let you know what I find out....
>
> -----------------------------------
> Bruce Kamp
> Network Analyst II
> Memorial Healthcare System
> E: bkamp AT mhs DOT net
> P: (954) 987-2020 x4597
> F: (954) 985-1404
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Long [mailto:ken.long AT WHEDA DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:42 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: 4.2.1.32 problem with systemobject on Citrix
>
>
> Hello all...
>
> Backups of a W2K server running Citrix Metaframe XPe are failing, with the
> following error in the server activity log:
>
>    04/30/02   18:17:36      ANR0480W Session 9355 for node CITRIXADTEST
>    (WinNT) terminated - connection with client severed.
>
> After 10 minutes, the server reconnects with the client and the backup
> restarts, only to fail again a few minutes later.  The following error
> occurs in the dsmerror.log, but I often see such failures on non-Citrix
> servers without the backup stopping:
>
>    04/30/2002 18:17:35 ANS4987E Error processing '\\citrixadtest\m
>    $\WINNT\system32 \Perflib_Perfdata_380.dat': the object is in use by
>    another process
>
>
> Following the invaluable information on this forum, I looked at the solution
> for the "sysfiles not on C:" problem, which I thought was fixed in 4.2.1.32.
>
> To test, I changed DOMAIN from ALL-LOCAL to just "M: N:" and the backup
> succeeded.  I reset DOMAIN to "M: N: SYSTEMOBJECT" and the backup failed
> again.
>
> I'm using 4.2.1.32 on a W2K domain controller, backing up the system objects
> without problems.  What's up, am I missing something, or is backing up
> system objects on Citrix servers still broken?
>
> Thanks... Ken
>