BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issue with SMB and "My Documents" folder?

2010-10-13 15:52:11
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Issue with SMB and "My Documents" folder?
From: "Michael Stowe" <mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:50:38 -0500
> Hi all,
>    I have backuppc running on a linux server (ubuntu) and I wish to
> backup several windows PC clients (Windows XP).    I'm using "smb"
> method to backup the client machines.   If I select 'normal'
> directories under C: on the client machines, backup works perfectly.
>   However, if I select any directory under "My Documents" to backup on
> the client machines, i get strange errors.   I tried two of the client
> machines, and i get a diff error on each machine:
>
> one i get "NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED listing \\*" and the other i get
> "tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME".   But again, for
> both machines, if i try any other directory (not in "My Documents"),
> both get backed up fine.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> 2010-10-13 15:15:13 incr backup started back to 2010-10-07 09:45:56
> (backup #4) for share Downloads
> 2010-10-13 15:15:15 Got fatal error during xfer (tree connect failed:
> NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME)
> 2010-10-13 15:15:20 Backup aborted (tree connect failed:
> NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME)
>
> Is there something on the client side I have to change for "My
> Documents" (or the directory I want under it)?
>
> thanks for any information/suggestion/help you can provide.

I suspect it's the space in "My Documents"


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