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

2010-10-13 17:28:15
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Issue with SMB and "My Documents" folder?
From: Craig A <tabmow99 AT gmail DOT com>
To: mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org, "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:26:14 -0400
Hi Michael,
   Does that mean backuppc doesn't support spaces in path names?

Thanks,
Craig.

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Michael Stowe
<mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org> wrote:
>> 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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