Networker

Re: [Networker] Recovering files from Windows to Unix?

2010-03-22 18:01:12
Subject: Re: [Networker] Recovering files from Windows to Unix?
From: jee <jee AT ERESMAS DOT NET>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:58:01 +0000
Hi George

I don't have the manuals and cannot check this now but I know it is documented 
that cross-OS recoveries are not possible (or supported). Not even between 
different flavours of unix.

jee


On Monday 22 March 2010 00:38:17 George Sinclair wrote:
> I can run nsinfo to see what was backed up on a Windows client to our
> Unix primary backup server. Does anyone know if NW will let you recover
> those files to a Unix server, assuming that Unix client has permission
> to browse the Windows client's data?
>
> I'm not trying to recover Registry files or anything weird like that,
> just text files, pdf, etc. I recall that in older versions of NW that if
> I tried this it would not allow me, and I had to recover them to Windows
> box or maybe I'm confusing that with browsing those files from a Unix box?
>
> Can it be done and if so is there some special method to do it?
>
> George

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