Mark,

I tried that a few times with no luck.

The user is the system admin with highest possible rights.

I'll try adding the NWUSER statement to the dsm opt file and see if this
makes a difference at all or not.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Remeta, Mark [SMTP:MRemeta AT SELIGMANDATA DOT COM]
> Sent: ? ??? 27 2000 17:30
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Netware backup problems on some servers running ADSM
> client V er 3 , Release 1, Level 0.8
>
> what NetWare user are you logging in as when you execute the backup?
> either you should have a nwuser statement in your dsm.opt file pointing to
> a
> valid account or the first time you run the backup it should prompt you
> for
> a username and password. It sounds like whatever account you used does not
> have access rights to the volumes. Maybe you should delete your password
> file and re-run the backup, when it prompts you for a username enter the
> NetWare administrators username (admin by default) and password and see if
> that works...
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Glassman - Admin [mailto:admin AT IAA.GOV DOT IL]
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:58 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Netware backup problems on some servers running ADSM client
> V er 3 , Release 1, Level 0.8
>
>
> Mark,
>
> As you requested The DSM.OPT is as follows :
>
> It's the same on all servers excepting the node name.
>
> Mike
>
> ==========================================================================
> ==
> ==================
>
> ************************************************************************
> * ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
> *
> * Sample client options file for ADSM Novell NetWare client
> ************************************************************************
>
>    *********************************************************************
>    * Copy DSM.SMP (this file) to DSM.OPT.
>    *
>    * To specify the communication method used between the client node
>    * and server.  Select one of the following communication methods
>    * by removing the '*'. Fill in NODENAME and this will represent a
>    * minimum set of options to get started.
>    *
>    * You may also exclude some operating system files.  A recommended
>    * list is at the bottom of this file.  These files typically are
>    * system level files that, even if backed up, could not be properly
>    * restored.  If they are restored, they could corrupt the operation
>    * of the system.  If you decide to use the list, simply remove the
>    * '*'.
>    *
>    * (for the communication method values, you may have to
>    * contact your system administrator)
>    *********************************************************************
>
> *  Communications settings
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
>
> *  Setting Options for the SNA LU 6.2 Communication Method
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> *  COMMMETHOD                 SNAlu6.2
> *   SYMBOLICDESTINATION       server
>
>
> *  Setting Options for the TCP/IP Communication Method
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> *
>   COMMMETHOD                TCPip
>     TCPSERVERADDRESS         172.17.253.21
>     TCPPORT                  1500
>
>
> *  Setting Options for the IPX/SPX Communication Method
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> *
> * COMMMETHOD                  IPXSPX
> *   IPXSERVERADDRESS         ipx_address
> *   IPXSOCKET                ipx_socket
>
>
> *  Setting Options for the PWSCS Communication Method
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> * COMMMETHOD                 PWScs
> *   SYMBOLICDESTINATION       server
> *
> * COMMMETHOD                 PWSCS
> *   TPNAME                    server
> *   PARTNERLUNAME             target_lu
> *   CPICMODENAME              session_of_target_lu
> *   CPICBUFFERSIZE            15
>
>
> *  Setting Nodename
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
>
>   NODENAME                  GIS
>
>
> *
> *  Recommended exclude list for NetWare
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> *
> *  NetWare 3.x specific - use the INCR BINDERY or SEL BINDERY
> *  command to backup the bindery; exclude the real bindery
> *  files:
> *  -------------------------------------------------------
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$obj.sys
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$prop.sys
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\net$val.sys
>
> *
> *  NetWare 4.x specific - NDS leaf objects can be included/
> *  excluded; container objects are not affected. This example
> *  shows how to include only objects in container
> *  .OU=Development.O=ADSM
> *  ---------------------------------------------------------
> * EXCLUDE          directory:/.O=ADSM/.../*
> * INCLUDE          directory:/.O=ADSM/.OU=Development.O=ADSM/.../*
>   INCLUDE          directory:/.O=IAA/.../*
> *
> *  NetWare general excludes
> *  ---------------------------------------------------------
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\secaudit.log
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\events.log
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\system.log
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\btrieve.trn
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\tsa$temp.*
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\system\sys$log.err
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\vol$log.err
>  EXCLUDE          sys:\tts$log.err
>  EXCLUDE          SYS:\QUEUES\*\*.SRV
>  EXCLUDE          SYS:\QUEUES\*\*.SYS
>
>
> *  NetWare Screen option
> *  ---------------------------------------------------------------
> *  The following option instructs the NetWare client to destroy
> *  the ADSM screen when quitting the dsmc program.
> *
>  NWWAIT NO
>
> *  NetWare user ID and password option
> *  --------------------------------------------------------------
> *  The following option specifies a user ID and password to connect
> *  to a local or remote NetWare resource (server or NDS tree). The
> *  user ID must have NetWare supervisory equivalence. Use this
> *  option for each resource which will be managed by ADSM.
> *
> *  If this option is not specified in the client options file, ADSM
> *  will check for a user ID and password in an encrypted file (if
> *  NWPWFILE is set to YES).  If a correct user ID and password
> *  is not found in a file (or NWPWFILE is set to NO), ADSM will prompt
> *  for a user ID and password when a backup or archive operation
> *  is initiated.
> *
> * NWUSER server_1_name\user:password
> * NWUSER server_2_name\user:password
> * NWUSER nds_tree_name\user:password
> * NWUSER NS_IAA_GIS\admin:reshet
>
> *  NetWare user ID and password file
> *  --------------------------------------------------------------
> *  The following option specifies that the user ID and password used
> *  to connect to a NetWare resource (server or NDS tree) will be stored
> *  in an encrypted file in the installation directory after the intiial
> *  prompt. An encrypted file will be created for each resource with the
> *  extension .PWD
> *
>  PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE
>  NWPWFILE YES
>
> *  Silencing screen output
> *  -----------------------------------------------------------------
> *  Use the QUIET option to keep messages from being displayed on the
> *  NetWare console and the schedule log file.  This option will enhance
> *  the performance during scheduled backups.
> *
> *  Note that by using this option, schedule event windows, schedule
> *  statistics and errors during schedule processing will still be
> *  written to the schedule log file.
> *
> *  If this option is not specified, the default VERBOSE will be taken.
> *
> * QUIET
>
>
> * Communication Paramaters
> *--------------------------------------------------------------------
>  TCPBUFFSIZE    31
>  TCPWINDOWSIZE  48
>  TXNBYTELIMIT   2048
>
>  SCHEDLOGname   V_VOL1:/ADSMLOG/dsmsched.log
>  ERRORLOGname   V_VOL1:/ADSMLOG/error.log
>  SCHEDLOGretention 6 D
>
>  SCROLLPrompt   YES
>  SCROLLLines    20
>
>  COMPression    NO
>
>  LARGECOMMBUFFERS YES
>  MEMORYEFFICIENTBACKUP NO
>
> ==========================================================================
> ==
> ==================
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Remeta, Mark [SMTP:MRemeta AT SELIGMANDATA DOT COM]
> > Sent: ? ??? 27 2000 15:18
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: Netware backup problems on some servers running ADSM
> > client V er 3 , Release 1, Level 0.8
> >
> > Mike, why don't you post your dsm.opt file too.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Glassman - Admin [mailto:admin AT IAA.GOV DOT IL]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:17 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Netware backup problems on some servers running ADSM client Ver
> > 3 , Release 1, Level 0.8
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Sending this a second time, as I didn't get and replies on the first.
> >
> > I am having some trouble on some of my Netware 5.0 servers when
> attempting
> > to run a Scheduled backup of the server with the above client.
> >
> > When running the scheduled backup, I end up with an error 4, and when
> > looking in the logs, I see that I have no rights to backup the server
> > specific info, or the volumes.
> >
> > The very strange thing is that if I run a manuall INC command using :
> >
> > Load DSMC INC -SUB=YES SYS: V_VOL1: V_VOL2:
> >
> > on the same server, I manage to backup fine with no errors at all.
> >
> > The command that I use to run the Scheduled backup is a simple :
> >
> > Load DSMC SCHED -pass=gis
> >
> > All servers also run the web based NLM - DSMCAD.NLM which is loaded one
> > line
> > after the SCHED command line.
> >
> > All servers load TSA500 and TSANDS prior to running the schedule command
> > for
> > backup.
> >
> > All servers have 128MB RAM.
> >
> > This started about 2 weeks ago, and occurs on 5 out of 13 servers. All
> > servers run the same SCHED command line, (but with different -pass=
> names
> > of
> > course), and all have the same scheduler set up at 10 minute intervals.
> >
> > Our ADSM server is an AS400 running Server Version 3, Release 1, Level
> > 1.7.
> >
> > I would appreciate any and all assistance with this as I am at wits end
> > already.
> >
> > The errors that appear in the log ar as follows :
> >
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY BEGIN
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 --- SCHEDULEREC QUERY END
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Next operation scheduled:
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Schedule Name:         GIS
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Action:                Incremental
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Objects:
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Options:
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Server Window Start:   21:45:00 on 03/19/2000
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16 Command will be executed in 7 hours and 9 minutes.
> > 03/19/2000 14:49:16
> > Time remaining until execution:
> > Executing scheduled command now.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:16 Node Name: GIS
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:17 Session established with server ADSM_SYSTEM2: AS400
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:17   Server Version 3, Release 1, Level 1.7
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:17   Server date/time: 03/19/2000 21:56:33  Last
> access:
> > 03/19/2000 14:47:33
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:17 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT BEGIN GIS 03/19/2000 21:45:00
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:26
> > Connecting to a NetWare File System (NS_IAA_GIS).
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:26
> > Connected to NS_IAA_GIS.
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:35
> > Connecting to a Novell Directory (T_IAA).
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:35
> > Connected to T_IAA.
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:35 Incremental backup of volume 'NS_IAA_GIS\SERVER
> > SPECIFIC
> > INFO'
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:35 Normal File-->         1,048,576 Server Specific
> > Info/Server Specific Info  ** Unsuccessful **
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1228E Sending of object 'Server Specific
> > Info/Server
> > Specific Info' failed
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS4007E Error processing 'Server Specific
> Info/Server
> > Specific Info': access to the object is denied
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1802E Incremental backup of 'NS_IAA_GIS\SERVER
> > SPECIFIC INFO' finished with 1 failure
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Incremental backup of volume 'NS_IAA_GIS\SYS:'
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1087E Access to the specified file or directory
> is
> > denied
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Incremental backup of volume 'NS_IAA_GIS\V_VOL1:'
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1087E Access to the specified file or directory
> is
> > denied
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Incremental backup of volume 'NS_IAA_GIS\V_VOL2:'
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1087E Access to the specified file or directory
> is
> > denied
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT END GIS 03/19/2000 21:45:00
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS BEGIN GIS 03/19/2000 21:45:00
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects inspected:        1
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects backed up:        0
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects updated:          0
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects rebound:          0
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects deleted:          0
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of objects failed:           1
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Total number of bytes transferred:        0
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Data transfer time:                    0.00 sec
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Network data transfer rate:            0.00 KB/sec
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Aggregate data transfer rate:          0.00 KB/sec
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Objects compressed by:                    0%
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Elapsed processing time:           00:00:18
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS END GIS 03/19/2000 21:45:00
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'GIS' failed.  Return code
> =
> > 4.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Sending results for scheduled event 'GIS'.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:36 Results sent to server for scheduled event 'GIS'.
> >
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 ANS1483I Schedule log pruning started.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 Schedule Log Prune: 916 lines processed.  90 lines
> > pruned.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 ANS1484I Schedule log pruning finished successfully.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 Querying server for next scheduled event.
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 Node Name: GIS
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37 Session established with server ADSM_SYSTEM2: AS400
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37   Server Version 3, Release 1, Level 1.7
> > 03/19/2000 21:58:37   Server date/time: 03/19/2000 21:56:53  Last
> access:
> > 03/19/2000 21:56:33
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Glassman
> > System & Security Admin
> > Israeli Airports Authority
> > Ben-Gurion Airport
> > http://www.ben-gurion-airport.co.il
> >
> > Tel : 972-3-9710785
> > Fax : 972-3-9710939
> > Email : admin AT iaa.gov DOT il
> >
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> > purpose of sales pitches, SPAM or any other such unwanted garbage, is
> > illegal, and any person, whether corporate or alone doing so, will be
> > prosecuted to the fullest possible extent.