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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc doesn't back up all files on Vista machine

2008-08-12 18:57:02
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc doesn't back up all files on Vista machine
From: Jon Forrest <jlforrest AT berkeley DOT edu>
To: Alan McKay <alan.mckay AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:56:53 -0700
Alan McKay wrote:
>> 1) Why can't backuppc backup all the files when using smb as an
>> administrator?
> 
> I'm guessing at this one, but I do know that on Windows unlike
> Linux/UNIX, it is possible for a user to set perms on a file so that
> an admin cannot read it.

And, at least with Windows XP, it's possible for the administrator
to run the ADMNALOW command to be able to read the files without
the user having to do anything. (Search for ADMNALOW on Google).

Cordially,

-- 
Jon Forrest
Research Computing Support
College of Chemistry
173 Tan Hall
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
94720-1460
510-643-1032
jlforrest AT berkeley DOT edu

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