BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] SMB limitations?

2010-07-07 18:00:40
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] SMB limitations?
From: Rob Owens <rowens AT ptd DOT net>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:58:12 -0400
On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 09:30:52AM -0500, Jim Kyle wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at 8:16:13 AM, James Wells wrote:
> 
> > I'd suspect permissions - are the new files getting correct permissions
> > for the account that backuppc is using?
> 
> The backuppc user is an Administrator on all of the VMs, so ought to have
> full permissions on them. When I try to test using smbclient, I get the
> "access denied" error message no matter what user I try. I know that
> Windows from XP on won't let an external login with blank password, but my
> normal administrator accounts are all passworded, and they're denied access
> also.
> 
It's been a while since I ran a Windows system, but I think it's
possible for the Administrator to be denied access to files.  I think
your backuppc user needs to be a member of the "backup" or "system"
group (can't remember which).

-Rob

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